Quote Originally Posted by tachikoma View Post
why do people keep saying the HQ changes are for 1.19, they are not for 1.19. They have said they are looking for feedback on the changed synths in 1.19 so they can make the HQ changes in 1.20/1.21 and not screw up the whole system.

Ok I see it missed a page of threads including this by Sonic, seems he said what I did already:
Oh, yes, I do fully understand that the HQ changes are not coming until 1.20. The first wave of the new recipes is coming in 1.19, with more advanced recipes following in 1.20 along with the new HQ system.

The reason I am discussing them together is because they tie in with one another. The simplified recipe system, in conjunction with the announced changes to HQing in 1.20, has the initial appearance of making it far too easy to create HQ items. I think that, based on what has been revealed, this is not necessarily the case. And that is the point that I am discussing.