Rainbow condition

[AmyNeudaiz]

Very low number for samples, ~100 fish across 6 data points, hence the "general guide, not a rule" part. Not going to put too much effort in this now with 2.0 on the horizon though.

What doesn't seem right to you btw?

I generally notice yellow having a slightly higher fail rate than white and from my experiences red is almost as bad as rainbow. I guess I bolded a bit too much there.
But this is just my experience talking, I have no solid data.

[Mikita]

Just wanted to add that because success on the rainbow orb gives the greatest gains in Quality, the abilities that are often used are:

Byregot's Blessing (Carpentry L45) for 100% quality gain on the next 3 steps.
... followed by Culmination (Weaver L45) to ensure Great Success. Used in combination with Byregot's Blessing on a rainbow orb gives you somewhere between a 90 ~ 130 Quality gain.
... followed by Perfection (Carpentry L36) for Great Success on Careful synthesis... hopefully on another rainbow or red orb during Byregot's Blessing for another big gain in Quality.

Increasing your Control stat will reduce the chance of an element going unstable on a failed action, regardless of the color of the orb.

Or you can play off the instability by having the appropriate Brand of ____ set for another 100 Quality gain when it goes unstable...

But that, IMO, is more of a gamble since the element can go unstable and blow up multiple times (ultimately causing you to fail the synth and negate the Quality gain from using the Brand), or not go unstable at all (in which case you waste an ability slot with the unused Brand).

I tend to only do this when leveling on cheap materials. If I'm working with expensive materials I would much rather go for Control and ensure success of the synth.

[rina_inverse]

hmm
so for HQ recipe, based on my skill set, I guess I should avoid rainbow

thanks guys

[Madrox]

Where can I find tests and information on the orbs colors. I've never been able to locate them.

[Madrox]

I've been unable to locate tests and information on orb colors, can lease point me in the right direction?

[Kiote]

I've been unable to locate tests and information on orb colors, can lease point me in the right direction?

You do not need a test to confirm what the Colors do. Yoshida has already stated publicly:

White - Normal Success, Normal Quality
Red - Lower Success, Higher Quality
Yellow - Lowest Success, Highest Quality
Slow Rainbow - Higher Chance of Destabilizing
Fast Rainbow - Highest Chance of Destabilizing

[rina_inverse]

You do not need a test to confirm what the Colors do. Yoshida has already stated publicly:

White - Normal Success, Normal Quality
Red - Lower Success, Higher Quality
Yellow - Lowest Success, Highest Quality
Slow Rainbow - Higher Chance of Destabilizing
Fast Rainbow - Highest Chance of Destabilizing

hmm? how come yellow is lower than red?
yellow has bigger energy than red

[Quesse]

You do not need a test to confirm what the Colors do. Yoshida has already stated publicly:

White - Normal Success, Normal Quality
Red - Lower Success, Higher Quality
Yellow - Lowest Success, Highest Quality
Slow Rainbow - Higher Chance of Destabilizing
Fast Rainbow - Highest Chance of Destabilizing

This is true. However its not true that rainbow has "no redeeming qualities".

Highest Success <----------> Lowest Success
Lowest Quality Gain <-------> Highest Quality Gain (upon success)
White <> Yellow <> Red <> Flashing/Rainbow

This is wrong. The above list was from Yoshida himself... you're just twisting the statement "The light may also turn from yellow, to red, to multiple colors flashing rapidly" to mean the actual progression of increased destabilization which is just a wild (and incorrect) guess.

[tymora]

None out there except on the spreadsheets on my system, and probably a few more others.
As for mine, with such a low sample (low accuracy), no point to post. Still have some unknowns around.

[Mijin]

When I first read the title of this thread I read Rainbow Connection.

But on the actual subject:

White - Normal Success, Normal Quality
Red - Lower Success, Higher Quality
Yellow - Lowest Success, Highest Quality
Slow Rainbow - Higher Chance of Destabilizing
Fast Rainbow - Highest Chance of Destabilizing

Is also the formula I've always used.

I've just always considered that rainbow orbs have a chance of being any of the colored ones at random, hence why its a rainbow of colors. However, no matter which one it ends up being it would have a higher chance of destabilizing.