Quote Originally Posted by Alisi View Post
I'm having a hellishly hard time HQing lvl 50+ stuff in this expac. Even when I get all HQ mats, it still seems impossible. What am I doing wrong? All my craft classes are lvl 51+.

Here's what I do when crafting an item:

round 1) comfort zone, inner quiet (sometimes I switch these around), SH2, innovation, hasty touch (until inno is out), repair if 40/35 dura, if greater dura: another hasty touch until SH2 falls off then use CS2 until I need to repair.

round 2) after repair, I'll generally use CS2 until the point where it either needs to be repaired again or it's a step away from being finished.

round 3) then I SD2 and hasty touch to get it as high HQ as possible, repaired and using rumination when I need the CP. I only occasionally use bb because rarely do I get my item above 50% HQ.

Fellow crafters, what am I doing wrong?! D: It's so frustrating to put in the time to make HQ and only getting it by random chance at best. DX
From what my noob crafting sees you should forego rumination, although useful early levels, byregot' s blessing is a god send. If you can pair it with as many quality + things (great strides/innovation/ingenuity/good) it can take your craft from 20% to 80-100%. I use tricks whenever innovation is not up. Maker's Mark (54 gsm) helps you bleed your comfort zone too!