The Harnessed Element has become unstable

[Ksenia]

80% of the time?
4 out of 5 Synth I get this, often times the Synth will launch with it. All I do now is spam rapid synth and grand design.

Is it just me?

[Raldo]

Well, spamming rapid would certainly cause that. Elements can only become unstable if your last synthesis action failed. Spamming rapid is a really bad way to get exp (assuming that's what you're doing).

[Ksenia]

Well, spamming rapid would certainly cause that. Elements can only become unstable if your last synthesis action failed. Spamming rapid is a really bad way to get exp (assuming that's what you're doing).

I don't use rapid until it becomes unstable. Then it's a race to 100% and rapid is do or die but it's the quickest way to eliminate the synth, either completed or botched. I had my first double unstable tonight. Where it became unstable, I used one of the abilities to bring it back and it went unstable again. I don't know what they did but they went a little too far.

[Raldo]

Sounds like your craft/m.craft might be too low and/or you're attempting a synth that is way above your level?

Or your tool could be broken.

Do you have a "Brand of [element]" ability? That would give you a free pass on one instability.

[tymora]

I think it would become clear if you would post your crafting stats, level and the recipe you're doing.

[Eruantien]

I also don't recommend spamming rapid after getting unstable, if you wait in between doing actions you have mor chances of the instability to disappear.

[Ksenia]

Weaver Craft/ Magic craft are both 71. Control is 54. It's a full level 28 crafting set (velveteen) with a Silver needle and a Walnut wheel. Level is 33 and this is common with all Leve crafting from 20 to 35.

I'm pretty much capped for a 33. I just see alot of gimping going on. Any time I get appraisals over 100 one of the synth will botch. I try and synth to 80 standard, then use careful and between 80 and 100 I can get in 5 to 8 careful. Of those all will fail except the forced one from masterpiece and maybe one more. I smell gimp so bad some days it makes me want to scream.

[Raldo]

Add more control is really the only suggestion I can give. Control affects the likelyhood of going unstable.

You do have a Brand ability set, right? Use that when you go unstable

Also, you're probably better of using Standard after the synth goes unstable, rather than Rapid, since Rapid already has pretty low chances of success.

[Estellios]

As was mentioned, eat some control food (seafood dishes) and get any +control accessories you can get your hands on. Control makes a huge difference in instability rates and duration now.

[Ksenia]

I think I might have figured out my fail. There is no way to be sure but I think the exper buff from Inn is actually creating the problem. I had a character that I hadn't developed. She was logged out at a fishing spot as a Lv. 6 Fisher girl and nothing else. So I logged her in, completed the starter quest and put her in the Inn for a night. She was able to get Goldsmith to 10 on green bar exper 150% and I saw the same patterns of fail with her but as soon as her exper bonus expired she was rocking out 300+ quality Synth's. It's too early to be concise but I'd say the 50% amplification from exper is influencing more than just our experience gained. It's creating instability in how we craft as well.