HQing stuff

[MN_14]

My 'flaw' is, I don't use macro's. 30+ rotations are not really an option unless I make that reconciliation.

Most experienced crafters do not use macros when crafting the latest crafts as they are largely effective only when you're already overgeared. I know that some macros were popular in ARR for level 50 end game crafts, but they only gave average results. When it comes to the latest recipes, 30-50 step rotations are the norm because that's what it takes on average to complete progress and build up enough quality for an HQ. It has nothing to do with using macros and as described in my post above, the method I use isn't even possible to replicate using them. 100% of my crafts are done manually.

It seems that you're implying that it isn't humanly possible to handle 30+ step crafts. If you want to be effective as a crafter, being able to manually handle long synths is something that you'll have to get used to. Of course there's a learning curve involved like all of the game's systems, so it's something that has to be practiced.

[Alisi]

If you want to be effective as a crafter, being able to manually handle long synths is something that you'll have to get used to. Of course there's a learning curve involved like all of the game's systems, so it's something that has to be practiced.

Ahaha! That darn learning curve! I don't use macro's either but I came to ARR a couple months before HW's release. I got one class to 50 and the rest were leveled much slower. I didn't get them to 50 until a month or two ago. /sigh Perhaps because I didn't experience the lvl 50 crafting in ARR, I get some sort of a learning curve or something that's beating on me.

I loved crafting pre-50. I HQed everything I could. I did the daily GC and leveled my other classes together, and that was fun. Other crafters would laugh at me for making everything HQ but whatever. I liked getting the HQ process down. It's like a mini-game to me. Didn't use macro's. My gear wasn't great but it was okay. And now? It feels so frustrating. I know my craft class levels would be higher if I just stopped caring about HQ and would turn in NQ but that feels so cheap. There's no fun in it yet not matter how hard I try, it's still feels a bit like luck to HQ stuff.

I'm trying your suggestions and they seem to help more than what I was doing, so hopefully I can turn this around.

[Caimie_Tsukino]

Other crafters would laugh at me for making everything HQ but whatever. I liked getting the HQ process down.

Nothing wrong with a crafter trying to HQ everything. In fact, what's the fun if a crafter is only happy with NQ-ing everything! It's too easy! You just spam Ingen2+CS II and be done with? LOL!

And now? It feels so frustrating. I know my craft class levels would be higher if I just stopped caring about HQ and would turn in NQ but that feels so cheap. There's no fun in it yet not matter how hard I try, it's still feels a bit like luck to HQ stuff.

If you can provide your stats here (CP, craft, control), and tell me what item you're trying to make, I can suggest a rotation that is customized to you. You can then take it, and improvise on the spot.