Help with rotations and other things

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The Master book recipes actually aren't that difficult to craft. I did L56 collectables with L56MH/L55OH and 2.0 melded artisan gear. With the L59 collectables, I managed with L58MH/L57OH (these were like 1-2k gil on the MB for me, nq) with L55 chest (from quest reward). The key is to know that collectables don't need max quality progression, just enough to be of high enough "rarity" for the handin. Look at the collectable list to see the details.

As for rotation, no hard maths or simulators yet, so no fixed rotation. I'm assuming you're talking about L60 recipes. Craft an item, look at your progress with CSII or RS. I think if you can get over 431 progress with 2x CSII with your gear, that should be good enough to craft most hq stuff from nq (I'm assuming your control isn't neglected). Get 350+CP. General idea is to HT whenever you have SHII up, precise touch when good/excellent, refill dur with manipulation or MM or MMII, and save around 100CP for finisher. I think at 650ish control you can 100% hq with 7 IQ stacks, but if your gear is lower like me then just aim for 9 stacks.

I would also advice you to experiment a little bit for progress, especially with the 70dur recipes. You can do Muscle memory then RS then CSII finish, or 2xRS then CSII. See which one you're more comfortable with. For me, my progress is Muscle memory, CZ, IQ, SHII, RS, then finish at the end with CSII (once or twice depending on recipe level).

Hope this helps.