WTB UP TO DATE CRAFTING GUIDE!

[tymora]

Try it again, i open most of my synths with culmination rapid and get 40%

Never seen 40% but if you hit it, then yes.
Thanks.

[Era]

-DLVL now is the primary (if only) factor in success. This is easily verified by crafting synths nakid at L50 using L1 tool.

Awesome info!

My only question is what DLVL refers to as quoted above.

[Raymeo]

Awesome info!

My only question is what DLVL refers to as quoted above.

DLVL stands for level difference. In this case, the it's referring to the difference between the level of your crafting class and the optimal level for the synthesis in question.

DLVL is a major factor for the way this game computes a great many things. For example, when fighting mobs, the difference between your level and the level of the mob you are fighting is the main factor that affects the damage you do and take, your accuracy, etc. This is true in many games, but FFXIV places an abnormally HUGE amount of emphasis on the importance of DLVL.

In fact DLVL is such a major factor in everything that you do in FFXIV that in the end your character's level practically becomes the only thing that matters, and your stats are pretty much left as being completely pointless. Because stats are arguably pointless in this game, the emphasis on programming purely around DLVL has been criticized by many as "lazy programming." For crafting, case in point would be the quote that you just responded to in your post. For War and Magic classes, case in point is that Ifrit hits a naked level 50 player and a well geared level 50 player for practically the same amount of damage.

[Raymeo]

Wind fire earth craft
Water lightning ice shards m.craft

So some is both, I know my GSM has no m.craft equipped, about 175craft and 110control. HQ crafting gear ftw.


I have no proof, but I like and now follow this theory, which I definately take zero claim for.

Can anybody confirm this?

[tymora]

Gems uses Wind Shards and depends on m.craftmanship.
Counter-example to disprove.

No shortcut to this...just have to evaluate every class of recipes.

[Raymeo]

-As according to 1.22 Patch Notes your Craftmanship/MCraft/Control stats are determined to be the higher of your MH and OH tool, regardless of which you use.

I seem to be having trouble finding this in any of the patch notes. What's it listed under?

Also, I remember elemental ratings in a character's attributes were somehow tied to crafting at launch. Was their effect on crafting removed when they took out the ability to place points into elemental ratings, or do elemental resistance materia and the like somehow affect crafting now?

[Era]

DLVL stands for level difference. In this case, the it's referring to the difference between the level of your crafting class and the optimal level for the synthesis in question.

DLVL is a major factor for the way this game computes a great many things. For example, when fighting mobs, the difference between your level and the level of the mob you are fighting is the main factor that affects the damage you do and take, your accuracy, etc. This is true in many games, but FFXIV places an abnormally HUGE amount of emphasis on the importance of DLVL.

In fact DLVL is such a major factor in everything that you do in FFXIV that in the end your character's level practically becomes the only thing that matters, and your stats are pretty much left as being completely pointless. Because stats are arguably pointless in this game, the emphasis on programming purely around DLVL has been criticized by many as "lazy programming." For crafting, case in point would be the quote that you just responded to in your post. For War and Magic classes, case in point is that Ifrit hits a naked level 50 player and a well geared level 50 player for practically the same amount of damage.

Wow, I didn't realize this. Thanks for the info.

That really is pretty lazy in my opinion, especially since they have a pretty convoluted attribute system.