Crafting is almost Perfect !!

[Warchi]

Yes crafting is actually fun.... Well done.
Not just easier to level but the skills are much useful and now you actually can strategize depending on what you are crafting and pick the right setup. I'm sure it can always be tweaked more but by far a great update. Loving it.
Thank you guys, really starting to come together. Keep up the great work.

[tymora]

The fast crafting option has been dumbed down so it is nearly useless. A successful fast crafting gave me only 9% progress. Nothing fast about that! :<

It gives you progress AND no loss of durability if successful. It has its uses.

[tymora]

Also, did you use all HQ mats for that synth?

No way he could since the Flawless part counts as NQ.

[rickalk]

Absolutely hate the new system, only good thing about it is animation speed.
Lost several millions of gil within a few days because HQ crafting is too random, even though the recipe was 10 levels below me and I have almost all skills in the game.
Also I've spent alot of time getting double melded dex materia gear for my GSM and now I get the impression it does -nothing- for quality. Same with vit for crp/lth/arm

Very disappointed with 1.22

[tymora]

Absolutely hate the new system, only good thing about it is animation speed.
Lost several millions of gil within a few days because HQ crafting is too random, even though the recipe was 10 levels below me and I have almost all skills in the game.
Also I've spent alot of time getting double melded dex materia gear for my GSM and now I get the impression it does -nothing- for quality. Same with vit for crp/lth/arm

Very disappointed with 1.22

You would have done better if you experimented with the skills on cheap stuff.
If you have almost all skills in the game, then +600 quality should be normal for -10 recipes. You can get 700+ but only if some rolls of the dice works in your favor.

With that in mind, you will want to make sure your starting quality is at around 200-300 for best chances.

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And yeah, I think stat effect is broken too. Just started a thread on it.

[rickalk]

You would have done better if you experimented with the skills on cheap stuff.
If you have almost all skills in the game, then +600 quality should be normal for -10 recipes. You can get 700+ but only if some rolls of the dice works in your favor.

With that in mind, you will want to make sure your starting quality is at around 200-300 for best chances.

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And yeah, I think stat effect is broken too. Just started a thread on it.

What? I only use HQ mats so I always start with 500. Quality gain is so random though even with good skills like Byregot, Fit for a king etc, I usually land on 75-80% chance. Before patch 90-100% was easy with HQ and 20-25% with NQ. Now I don't even break 10% with NQ

[tymora]

Can't get 1000 when you start with 500 on a -10 recipe? Might want to post which abilities you are using and your crafting stats.

[KadeDoom]

This is how broken the HQ system is, crafting the other day get 965 quality and it makes me double down, boom, next synth 925 quality HQ, next synth 762 quality HQ, next synth 995 quality double down, boom, you would think that at a certain percentage it would not make you double down and at the lower percentages it would ask you to try to double down, these synths here and the total quality and fail to make HQ vs lower quality and getting HQ is broke as hell.

[waldo]

This is how broken the HQ system is, crafting the other day get 965 quality and it makes me double down, boom, next synth 925 quality HQ, next synth 762 quality HQ, next synth 995 quality double down, boom, you would think that at a certain percentage it would not make you double down and at the lower percentages it would ask you to try to double down, these synths here and the total quality and fail to make HQ vs lower quality and getting HQ is broke as hell.

Who's to say that's not luck, really bad luck... I agree HQ has been nerfed, but can not say with certainty it's broken.

I have found a way to make Gil on this crappy new system, so I won't complain too much, but I still like the old better.

[Denmo]

Who's to say that's not luck, really bad luck... I agree HQ has been nerfed, but can not say with certainty it's broken.

I have found a way to make Gil on this crappy new system, so I won't complain too much, but I still like the old better.

IMO, it's way better than the old system. You may have just gotten too used to it.

If you stare at a painting for too long, you'll start to ignore all the gaping flaws in it. But if you come back to it after stepping away for a while, those flaws stick out like a sore thumb.