I'm not even sure why they sped it up in the first place. I don't craft much, but I never was concerned with how long it took to synth something. But now I really don't think I care to start a synth anymore. I've only seen a few so far but it's absolutely ridiculous. They might as well take that entire feature out, have you sit there and the results of your actions are immediately shown. I know 2.0 is coming around the corner still yet these fixes are just awful. I remember when they first sped them up, it seemed unnatural until they went back over it to make it appear more fluid. It still looked a little odd, but worked. I'm hoping they follow that same approach again, but with how faster everything reacts now I can't see it looking any better.