PSA: HQ items cannot be restored through item restoration if not discarded

[Liinko]

I think the difference here is the fact that you desynthed it rather than discarded it. So for instance you could be like hmmm.....desynth to get what you need, fail, file a ticket and get it back. I don't think it has anything to do with the quality of the item rather how you lost it.

BTW: Not saying this is what you did, but I can see how it can be abused.

I would agree if it wasn't that you can only get one item restored per lifetime, IMHO there is nothing you can get from desynth that is worth enough to get an item restoration in case you failed. The item I had with the melds was worth ~3mil at the current prices on the market, nothing I could have gotten from the desynth would be close to worth that much, and even if I had succeeded I would've given any resulting items up without hesitation to get my item back.