Regarding Proof: First off, there is nothing wrong with asking for proof. In fact, I think it is a great idea, especially in lieu of the fact the system does seem to be broken. Certainly with regards to Hasty Hands, I would like SE to see screen shots as well.

Secondly, Give me a week or two (when the game comes back up) and I will gladly take screen shots. I spent my last hours in FF before the shutdown fishing, so I will be able to get screen shots relatively quickly. At that point, you will be able to see that yes, you can HQ 1/2/3 below the 100/200/300 threshold.

Finally, it was my understanding that the 100/200/300 threshold was SUPPOSED to be the way it worked. At the very least, that seems like common sense to me. Hopefully with images provided SE can see that there is a problem. I will also endeavor to record the results of my synthing in a spreadsheet, so we can get some idea of the likelihood of synthing HQs below the threshold. I make no promises about this though - if I'm too tired or feeling lazy, I'll just stick to screen shots.