The RNG of Synthisis

[MariyaShidou]

Mind sharing how you synth then, so I can try it out and see if I can not fail anymore?

I shared what I am doing, is what you are doing any different then what I am doing?

First, what are your gears? Are they under or over your level? Over is always bad, you only said they're best for lvl 20 but from my own experience someone mistook lvl 47 sword is best for lvl 45...

Second, just spam standard all the way and you would get a very good chance of finishing the leve.

I grinded my way from 32-36 on CUL and 34-36 on ALC after patch 1.21 doing heavy quality approach, but that's thanks to my craft abilities I got from other DoH, and I never ever fail any synth. Assemble -> Mass Production -> Perfection/Epiphany + Inspiration + Careful Synthesis x 3 -> Hand of the Gods + Careful Synthesis x 4 -> Careful Synthesis till it succeed = 200% bonus xp on average, yielding 1,200 - 2,500 xp per synth depends on the leve. DoH is heavily affected by cross-classing abilities.

[TirionCrey]

If I hit wait after I hit an ability, that would use an ability turn (IE: the ability only has 3-4 turns and WAIT would use up one turn)

Yes, the Magic Crafting stat is better for crafting items that have magic stats on them and the crafting stat is better for crafting items that have physical stats on them - confirmed by Yoshi-P in a past Letter from the Producer.

I use standard/careful along with my abilities.

I use WAIT for RED/GOLD/FLASHING if I am not using an ability at that time, but since WAIT is based on RNG as well, the orb can STILL be RED/GOLD/FLASHING anyway after using WAIT (no point in using wait more then three times in a row since I will loose more durability that way then I would have if I just used Standard instead and failed it...)

If I do not use Careful at all I will get very low XP from crafting because quality would be very low (how much quality an item finishes with determines how much XP you get per synth post patch 1.21)

You my friend got no clue of crafting. Yoshi once confirmed that M.Craft effects CERTAIN recipes, while Craft effects OTHERs. He never gave any details on how they could be identified.

Plus R20 Leves can be recipes all the way to 24. Plus, are you doing leves with ANYTHING besides Standard? If so, you're doing it wrong. With your lvl and the skills available to you, you should never use anything else then Standard Synthesis. Don't even think of Rapid for grinding leves, and sure as hell not Careful Synthesis.

And you do know there are 3 lvls of Guild Support right? If the leve says "Guild Support", it actually means Lvl 2 Support, cause Lvl 1 is refered to as Common Support(which you can get at each Atheryte Camp as well)

Do your homework, play around and figure things out. Crafting has been a miracle for a long time, but now it's all a predictable.

[Smak]

Honestly not sure why you are having a problem. Can't remember last failed synth whether leve or grind and I'm synthing things at least 5 lvls above my lvl (29 CUL).
Deciding whether to use main or off-hand is simply which has better overall stats (unless going for HQ).
My equip is all below lvl 20except lvl 23 Main hand and lvl 20 Off-hand. Equip focuses on Control and Craftsmanship.
I always users Master facilities support (If you're doing leves then this is easily affordable).
I use Orange Juice (made myself) to boost Magic Craftsmanship
From the beginning I use Maker's Mark first and use STandard until Maker's Mark runs out.
I then use Fulfillment.
I keep using Standard until around 70-80% Complete. I then use careful until I hit around 20 Durability. AT this pint if I'm at 92% or higher I simply use two more careful. Anything below 92% I use standard and am guaranteed a completion.

I do have Preserve equipped as backup.
I also have Creative Urge equipped and sometimes use this on final synth if slightly nervous about getting completion.
Even without rested exp I get around 1k per synth (Approx 150+ Quality)
Can also get around 900-1k exp on lower level synths by starting Careful synthing slightly earlier and aiming for 300+ Quality

Hope this helps

[Crica]

I just wanted to thank Yoshi-P and the team for taking the RNG out of crafting!

Crafting in FFXIV is now very enjoyable for me now and feels much more rewarding when I put my time and effort into it.

/bow