Update and additional commentary - 5 full hours now and I finally got my first HQ. This on recipes, some for which I got 0 xp, the highest level synth was undyed felt, for which I get all of 65 ish xp. You see any particular justice in this for all the effort I spent getting my weaver to 50? I don't. Furthermore, on the undyed felt, roughly half the time I was lucky to get the synth above 50 quality, even though this synth is substantially below my level. Again, more often than not, first attempt fail ><, then try to hit a Careful, even on a white orb, and bang - fail or unstable.

I have no idea on gear anymore, further, I'd like to add some materia to my tools, but I'm not doing that until this mess is cleaned up. Also, it would be nice to unravel the 'mysteries' of craftsmanship, mcraft, control. I'm so loaded with control right now, beyond what I want to be and stuff goes unstable/chaotic now more than it ever has. How about simplying this along with pertient attribute stats conbritubtion to success and HQ's. I have all the pertinent attribute conversion GM abilities, as well as 3 +7 rings I wear for the appropriate tool. You think that is all that relavent or pertinent? It sure as hell should be but I don't see it.