The RNG of Synthisis

[Jynx]

Hand of the Gods is one of the best skills to have, prevents any durabillity loss for 3 synths, it's a godsend to pump your exp bonus from leves.

[Peptaru]

As a side note I'd love to see this old letter from the wonderful Yoshi, i imagine something in a letter from him would be more common knowledge, leading to less people sayin "nu-uh!" to your mention of it.

[Kaizlu]

As expected, people are blaming the OP and can't even consider the fact that the RNG got weird post-patch.

Yes, spamming standard doesn't seem to work now. But let me use my example:

Pre-1.21
ARM lv 16, spamming standard on Iron Ingots and/or Iron Plates
Naked, using lv 1 crafting gear

Post 1.21
"well, now things matter. I'll get some crafting gear, food and try not to spam standard"
Same recipes, now failing every 2 or 3.

I am paying attention to the orb, using food, using correct gear for my level and using support. And still it seems that every two or three synths I get into a "fail state" where every action fails (to the point I'm afraid "Wait" is going to fail). Same thing happens with GSM and I've gotten into that "fail state" even while doing low lv synths as a lv50 WVR.

The exp boost is great, but it got more frustrating to me. I guess we now have to do lower lv synths + quality to get steady exp.

[AreeyaJaidee]

Crafting is better now. The entire process is more rewarding.

/end

[Peptaru]

I make things that are way above my level still with minimal effort, i juts can't put myself in your shoes i guess, cuz this crap is easy to me now.

[yialee]

Guy it not him it the system of crafting in ffxiv, have any of you guy think about the fact that it take you 1-3minute to craft a recipe that might be 10 or more under you. Even if you use hasty hand on a low rank craft their a chance it blow up even so you rank 50 and you trying make rank 21 craft recipe and you dont care for the HQ. I just try make sunstone ring as rank 50 goldsmith using hasty hand and it blow up 2/10 time. Why cant it be 100% since if you standard or rapid craft it 100% chance.

[Peptaru]

Standard and rapid are not 100%, THIS would be the fault of the RNG lol

[Naylia]

The very simple problem is that you are using TOO MUCH CAREFUL, and TOO LITTLE STANDARD.

[Shadowedge]

It's very simple -- stop using careful synthesis. That's a high-risk command. You're much more likely to fail careful synthesis with recipes at your current level than recipes 20 levels lower than you. Also, if you're level 20, picking up a level 20 leve, you must be getting a few hundred xp per synth even by spamming standard. How is that horrible xp?

[Peptaru]

Don't neglect rapid! while it is risky as can be sometimes a successful rapid synth takes away zero durability. a failed one will cost you 15-25 usually though.... but i use it with perfection to finish off synths when i synth for HQ. that isn't an ability he has yet, but the effectiveness of rapid synth when it succeeds is unquestionable.