"Newbie" question

[TechnoTechie]

Yea, every time when you try to do a recipe above your own level, the progress penalty is quite a lot.

I just confirmed that ARR 3 star recipe is actually BETWEEN LVL 51 and LVL 52 Recipes:
Lvl 51 recipe - 421 difficulty (or 339 difficulty for some)
3 star recipe - 445 difficulty
Lvl 52 recipe - 503 difficulty

So this means, if some new crafters (without ARR BiS gear) wanna do ARR 3 star items, it's better to wait till level 52 or above. Safest at level 53.

I know the "difficulty" aka progress required is a bit higher, but what about the quality/progress modifier when actually crafting? I was only doing this by feel when I was level 50, but it felt harder to do a level 51 item than a 3-star item because of the penalties imposed on you. Does the "difficulty" actually have any bearing on that? Would be interesting to see a "difficulty nullified per level" chart if that was the case