Quote Originally Posted by CorbinDallas View Post
Pick clean increases yield while reducing HQ chance to 0
It does, but not for free since it has other effects. As a result, it's entirely insufficient for the type of scenario I'm referring to. The QoL benefit would require something like a toggle stance along the lines of Collector's Glove or Collectable Synthesis that I could throw up whenever I'm gathering or crafting lower-tier items that don't benefit from being HQ'd.