You're right, there is an art to correcting a destabilizing element, and knowing what gear to wear is extremely pivotal.

But the fact remains that I need to spend upwards of 3 minutes per synth fine tuning every action, choosing whether to wait or risk an action, each action making the synth more tense as I watch my durability wane and my progress inch closer to 100%...

and all of this for not even a fraction of a fraction of a level... that's just brutal.

not just because of the time constraint... but as I said... it's just incredibly draining. To have to be that focused for that long a time that many times in a row to see any appreciable gain is borderline torturous... and every failed action... every destabilization just makes it more tense, more frustrating...

If I had to do that for a final piece that represents significant loss should I fail I can understand that.

If I have to do that to make some damn linen thread... not quite so much....