716 quality synthesis!

[Renshi]

Yeah, you got that right.
Still, it would be really shocking seeing the Dev team giving HQ items to the players for free. I'm not expecting them to cheese up the HQ system. If that happens, then we can say that the DoH has been nerfed.
Don't do that, Dev team! Keep up making it challenging, so our efforts will be rewarded!

[Anty]

NQ pine chips

Oh well gotta take the good with the bad. Just kinda sucks my highest quality ever on a synthesis makes a NQ item

lol you did shout that didnt you.. ive seen your shout

[TonyMontana]

lol you did shout that didnt you.. ive seen your shout

haha yeah I was a little hot under the collar : P

[Shika]

I did make a thread regarding this when the Synthesis changes were announced, which was ignored lol.

But basically I would prefer to see just NQ or HQ materials (and not +2 or +3 equivalents - just straight forward either NQ or HQ), maintain the ability to produce +1, +2 or +3 gear and have each HQ item used in a synth add a percentage to the chance of HQing the finished product.

(http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...apons-and-gear)

I would personally prefer that they did not make using HQ materials and instant guaranteed HQ item. I think it should still have some luck/randomness to do with the quality, but for them to really fix the quality system in regards to synthing.
How boring is it going to be for everyone to be running around in HQ gear because all they did was hit "go" on a synth where they happened to have all of the HQ components?

I also don't agree with only being able to HQ an item with all HQ materials, which is why I suggested that they have each HQ item used in a synth add a base % chance each time you use touch-up and depending on the quality that you have at the end.
All vintage gear is made from NQ base materials (e.g. torn coif as my example), so has it been confirmed if all vintage +1, +2 etc gear is going to be downgraded after the patch?

[Archadius]

lol figures you'd get an NQ. Man crafting sucks, can't wait for the 1.19 and 1.20 changes to it.

[User201109011315]

lol figures you'd get an NQ. Man crafting sucks, can't wait for the 1.19 and 1.20 changes to it.

The upcoming patches are not aimed at fixing this specific problem. They are apprently aimed at producing more problems. Believe it or not.

[Archadius]

The upcoming patches are not aimed at fixing this specific problem. They are apprently aimed at producing more problems. Believe it or not.

D: Why? How?

[User201109011315]

D: Why? How?

You will still not be guaranteed an HQ with 700+ quality with the crafting changes in patch 1.20.

If there is new information come to light recently, feel free to correct me, but I thought the HQ was guaranteed for finished items only. In which case you will still have a chance to get NQ with 700+ quality for materials.

Guaranteeing an HQ finished item with HQ mats also means that crafters will standard-bash finished items, removing the SKILFUL play that the developers keep telling players is on the way. Obviously they aren't introducing skilful play if all they want is for players to standard-bash their way to success.

Thus, lolpatch 1.20 will introduce a NEW PROBLEM.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

You will still not be guaranteed an HQ with 700+ quality with the crafting changes in patch 1.19.

If there is new information come to light recently, feel free to correct me, but I thought the HQ was guaranteed for finished items only. In which case you will still have a chance to get NQ with 700+ quality for materials.

Guaranteeing an HQ finished item with HQ mats also means that crafters will standard-bash finished items, removing the SKILFUL play that the developers keep telling players is on the way. Obviously they aren't introducing skilful play if all they want is for players to standard-bash their way to success.

Thus, lolpatch 1.19 will introduce a NEW PROBLEM.

We already know the NQ/HQ change isn't coming in 1.19, it's coming in 1.20. The crafting changes to materials is coming to 1.19. You're right, we don't know if HQ is gonna be applied to materials, but I rather NQ materials than gather all the HQ materials then fail to get HQ item. It's just time consuming. To me that never was skillful, it was all luck, which you're getting confused for skillful play. Also their comments about skillful play doesn't apply to the crafting system, they were talking about the battle system.

It seems like they want the crafting system as non-tedious as possible and to me that's a good thing because crafting sucks.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

The upcoming patches are not aimed at fixing this specific problem. They are apprently aimed at producing more problems. Believe it or not.

How so?

I'm just letting you blow out some hot air.