r50 Carpenters, let's join forces...

[Kkb]

right now, hand of the gods is the most overpowered ability. You basically get 4-5 synths with NO durability loss, Grand Design is well...forget what the description says but it doesnt always work but when it does 75% of the time, its an automatic 30% progress and i think roughly 5 quality. I use preserve too although i know a lot of crafters dont like it. As for immersion and innovation, both are good imo but Innovation gives a nice quality boost on a red bold....i honestly dont remember the range but i do remember one time getting like 50something quality boost with it. If your trying to HQ grips, honestly thats pretty hard to do. I +1 oak bows easy and +2 every so often with just NQ bow grip, iron bow nock, hippo+3 and scale+1,2 ohh and HQ lumber.

I would also go for CLean Slate, when it works, it wipes out your progress but keeps your quality so if you use like an Oak log+3, you can get like 500+ quality easy with it.

[Phrozen]

i use offhand for finished items cuz +2 hammer is better than +1 saw

i do waxing crescent for materials and waning for finished

moon probably does nothing but who knows

i use assemble / perfection / fullfillment / masterpiece / immerson i think?

[JunkPunch]

Just prior to the temporary suspension I was hq'ing the oak hammer grips from nq lumber left over from making hq lumber for my oak composite bows. Out of 35 synths 6 +1's, and 4 +2's. Not too bad, I guess. But tomorrow I'm going to farm some mere hq oak logs. Really looking for that magic +3 lol.

Also going to spam alchemists to r36 now, I hope I can try it out before they nerd it.

[-Cy]

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[Cascade]

I personally like that the game doesn't play itself by telling you everything you have to do to master it. Every factor that effects synthesis outcome is detectable through testing, and as such not strictly hidden. Speculation can only establish what factors need to be tested for. I haven't really done much systematic testing myself, but from what I have done I think it's safe to say that tools doesn't have any effect beyond their stats. Position doesn't have a statistically significant effect, meaning that the noticeable effect (if any) is to small to rule out chance. It is possible that moon phases is the cause of the observed systematic rise and fall in difficulty and HQ. There is however a good chance that this curve has a starting point related to the moon and date choices you make in the character generation and as such isn't applicable to everyone. Anyway the first step would be to take notes on how success rate, HQ percentage, durability & quality loss and possibly synthesis advancement change with the different moon phases. If anyone have done so, I would very much like to know

SE said that your birth date has no effect in game yet has they haven't picked what they want it to do yet

but thats an interesting theory that might become a factor later in the life of the game
i really don't think that moon phases effect anything and that its more of a rollover idea from FFXI
but people are always testing and theres still the chance it might

[-Cy]

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[JunkPunch]

Since my last post here, I have upgraded to a Steel Claw Hammer +2. I love it!!! tbh I don't think I have used my saw +2 since then lol. I find the synths to be easier for finished items. Parts are still the same though ><; I really need to get this last rank in for leather worker, for clean slate. I hope it bumps my hq ratio.

I also think the op is dead on about the moon phases, well new moon at least. I tend to get better hq either 1/2 moon or 1/4 moon ( too sleepy to look it up ) for parts.

What food is everyone using out there for hq attempts?