Quote Originally Posted by GenJoe View Post
It sells because so many people fear 3-4 star crafting.. They don't realize just how much bad luck it takes to screw up a 3-4star craft.. 4 star is almost easier than 3 stars because you can have so much starting quality from hq mats.. I see some crafters who subscribe to the idea "steady and slow wins the race", but that doesn't work in FF14
The DoW/DoM items are pretty easy to do with a 50% full quality bar. The Artisan/Forager stuff is pretty easy to get some bad luck on. I'm not saying it's on par with 100% HQing Wootz Ingots, and the like, but the Ehcatl Sealants and Mastercraft Demi really cuts into your quality bar. I think the design was that the end product is really easy with all HQ mats, but the mats themselves are challenging. Think back to 2*, Darksteel Ingots were harder to HQ than the items you used them for. It's the same concept just balanced better because the Ingots and the product have the same quality and progress bar.