100% HQ macros with NQ mats

[Aikaal]

Take it with a grain of salt. I'm not an expert on theorycraft for crafting but I do like macros and I did get some done. They work for the new 2 star items.

35 Durability Macro || 2331 Craftsmanship / 2433 Control / 607 CP

/ac "Reflect" <wait.3>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Observe" <wait.3>
/ac "Focused Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Master's Mend" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac "Basic Synthesis"

70 Durability Macro || 2487 Craftsmanship / **2547 Control** / 603 CP

/ac "Reflect" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Observe" <wait.3>
/ac "Focused Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Observe" <wait.3>
/ac "Focused Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.3>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac "Basic Synthesis"

2547 control requires BiS gear with a lot of control melds. I'm basically overmelded to the top minus weapon/off-hand. I'm using Blood Bouillabaisse. Specialist not required. Bad RNG on poor procs can screw you over.

Thanks to Liam_Harper from OF, he helped me on the 35 Durability macro.

[CookiesNCreams]

Annnnd this is why Yoshida will be making easily HQ’able macros and rotations require procs in 5.2.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

Annnnd this is why Yoshida will be making easily HQ’able macros and rotations require procs in 5.2.

I think you're going to be very disappointed when 5.2 comes...

[CookiesNCreams]

I think you're going to be very disappointed when 5.2 comes...

Probably...but who knows, maybe vet crafters will like it. We don’t have enough info yet.

[Nicodemus_Mercy]

Probably...but who knows, maybe vet crafters will like it. We don’t have enough info yet.

True we can only speculate at this juncture. I just expect the extent of "procs" in crafting will basically be along the lines of needing to take advantage of good/excellent procs (which means you cant macro it).

[Buuhuu]

Huhu,

I also like macros a lot, but I don't like expensive overmelds, therefore I always try to squeeze as much quality out of my stats as possible.

I didn't bother too much with the 35er items, as the final item is the one that needs to be HQ. (saves a lot of time, not focussing on HQing those^^)

I found this to be the best I could do:

It just needs

Craftsmanship: 2162
Control: 2380 (to be exactly on the 100%, more is always better, or lower with one 1 HQ item)
CP: 597

/ac Reflect <wait.3>
/ac Manipulation <wait.2>
/ac Ingenuity <wait.2>
/ac Innovation <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac Ingenuity <wait.2>
/ac Innovation <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/echo Macro #1 finished <se.2>

/ac Innovation <wait.2>
/ac Ingenuity <wait.2>
/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac Observe <wait.3>
/ac "Focused Synthesis" <wait.3>
/echo Craft finished <se.2>

Interestingly, I think there is really less variation now, after the change. During experimenting, I always found myself to come to almost the same rotation with one or two steps difference, but nothing crucial.
It's good I suppose, cause less clutter, but also less exciting, as there aren't that many skills to mess around with anymore xd

[Callinon]

Annnnd this is why Yoshida will be making easily HQ’able macros and rotations require procs in 5.2.

So the guy says it requires BiS gear with overmelds and you're still complaining about it being too "easy" to do. Tell you what, if you'd like to just add artificial "challenge" to your crafting, why not use worse gear? Or no overmelds? That way the rest of us can enjoy stats that matter and you can have your "challenge." It's win-win.

[CookiesNCreams]

So the guy says it requires BiS gear with overmelds and you're still complaining about it being too "easy" to do. Tell you what, if you'd like to just add artificial "challenge" to your crafting, why not use worse gear? Or no overmelds? That way the rest of us can enjoy stats that matter and you can have your "challenge." It's win-win.

Oh, please. That’s absolutely silly. I got a better idea. How about we get content just like casuals? We have our RNG procs, and you have your easy recipes. No matter what arbitrary rules you suggest me to set myself to, the fact that the gear is still easy to make, and is laughably easy, is still present. Please don’t debate with me over this *again*, we aren’t going to agree on it. Essentially asking me to walk on one leg because it’s “harder” is like, the weakest and most illogical argument you could make.

All I can say is, I look forward to the next live letter when they finally explain more about these procs. Because you and your macros can’t really save the day once that happens. :P

Anyways, this isn’t really the thread to talk about this. It’s better to talk about it on the popular thread I made a few months ago. It’s better SE sees things from all of our perspectives in a single thread. And I think they’ve said before they prefer things to be in a single thread.

[Ryaz]

Here's mine. I have 2407 craft and 2368 control with 607 CP after food. Might re-meld for a bit more control.
Macro 1:
/ac "Reflect" <wait.3>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Preparatory Touch"<wait.3>
/ac "Master's Mend" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/echo <se.3>

Macro 2:
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.3>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac "Careful Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Careful Synthesis" <wait.3>
/echo <se.7>

[Caimie_Tsukino]

If using 1 HQ mat, or if 90-ish % is acceptable to you, then just get rid of the Great Strides... it will save you 32 CP, and you just need 556 CP in total... here you go:

/ac "Reflect" <wait.3>
/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Basic Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>
/echo ShB 35 durab p1 (556cp) ended<se.2>

/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Waste Not" <wait.2>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>
/ac "Ingenuity" <wait.2>
/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>
/echo ShB 35 durab p2 (556cp) ended<se.4>

/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>
/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>
/ac "Observe" <wait.3>
/ac "Focused Synthesis" <wait.3>
/echo ShB 35 durab p3 (556cp) ENDED!<se.6>

*Edited per Buuhuu's suggestions in post below.

Really super low stats required!