All I know for certain is that since they acknowledged that HQ’ing endgame recipes is too easy, they will nerf SOMETHING to make it not 100% guaranteed all the time like it is now. Either that, or, somehow, this new crafting revamp will involve SKILL. Also, they will somehow make this to where macro’ing things is NOT OPTIMAL, or is a bad choice to HQ things.

Hasty Touch 1 is cross class, so I know that’s gone. Hasty Touch 2 however, is an ability obtained by all classes at level 61, so, if that move is present/renamed in 5.1, that 99% means that it’ll be an important skill to use in any crafter’s arsenal, in others words, making endgame not so easy. Newer crafters shouldn’t have to worry about it until level 80, so it makes sense.

Either that, or, the difficult recipes will require high melded stats to even be able to craft it properly...and even then, it could still be harder. Either way, it makes it so hardcore crafters and serious competitors efforts are recognized.

This crafting revamp is very exciting. I’m so glad they are finally listening to hardcore and casual players and giving us all what we want. This is how it should be, rather than catering to just one audience. 5.1 will probably have me in love with FFXIV again.