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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
    First, that Steady Hand II (SHII) should be SH, Flawless Synthesis (FS) has a 90% success rate so SH II is a waste.
    The strategy described here is actually to use flawless synthesis as a method of baiting goods, which will then be used for precise touch. You'd need SHII up or you risk a 10% chance of missing. Progress gains can be seen as a secondary element.

    It's an alternative strategy that involves heavier use of precise touch and less reliance on durability restores/savers.
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    I figured out something else today after HQing 10/10 different parts using my MaMa Careful Synth rotation ... You can start off assuming you are using the "Normal Progress" version... and if you fail one or two more totes than your "Normal Progress" would tolerate, you can flip to the "Extra Progress" version (getting 100 extra progress from all careful synths being IngII rather than just five).

    I really badly need to record some video today or tomorrow morning and show and talk about how I operate this rotation and some of the more dynamic choices which occur and what the best options are.
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    Z'nnah Silverbane
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    Quote Originally Posted by MN_14 View Post
    The strategy described here is actually to use flawless synthesis as a method of baiting goods.
    Ah, I missed that. I have not collected enough data to know for sure, but Goods seem extremely rare on L60 2-star recipes, so baiting Goods or counting on them is something I am reluctant to put a lot of effort into.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
    Ah, I missed that. I have not collected enough data to know for sure, but Goods seem extremely rare on L60 2-star recipes, so baiting Goods or counting on them is something I am reluctant to put a lot of effort into.
    Yep, it's going to be dependent on rng. A lot of the time I do see 2 good procs during a flawless synthesis phase, so two precise touches there would put me well on my way to 11 stacks of IQ, provided that the ingenuity and rapid synth phase is successful. Often, I also only get 1 good proc or no good procs, so it seems to be a bit of a gamble.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverbane View Post
    Ah, I missed that. I have not collected enough data to know for sure, but Goods seem extremely rare on L60 2-star recipes, so baiting Goods or counting on them is something I am reluctant to put a lot of effort into.
    Yeah that is why I designed my MaMa Careful rotation to rely on ~320-400 progress from the Flawless Synths, while trying to only bait one Good (but not relying on it). I see that as the middle ground for optimal use of MaMa and have had great use like this. I get around one ToT in 70-80% of my synths during the MaMa cycle (sometimes I get more but my rotation can't use them).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katlyna View Post
    Yeah that is why I designed my MaMa Careful rotation to rely on ~320-400 progress from the Flawless Synths, while trying to only bait one Good (but not relying on it). I see that as the middle ground for optimal use of MaMa and have had great use like this. I get around one ToT in 70-80% of my synths during the MaMa cycle (sometimes I get more but my rotation can't use them).
    I've gotten an excellent and a good, and 3 goods various times.. so depending on where I am I adjust what i am going to precise touch
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