That's just the thing ... I have the guild support, I have the training, and I have the abilities that should add to my success percentage. I'd say these abilities are pretty important given the randomness of crafting in general. It's one thing if I was clearly out of my league and failed, but when you are talking about things at your rank or below and they aren't doing what they are supposed to, somethin' is wrong there. I'm not saying things need to work 100% of the time just because it says it can do something, but when you fail all 3-4 attempts AND have perfect orb condition, then yeah... Not to sound like an ass, but do you have any of the higher level purchasable guildmark abilities?
I like the randomness of it, too. I also like the small sense of control you feel overall in the crafting process. I feel like the abilities provide a good portion of that control, and some of them aren't performing well.But maybe you're right, there could just be something about these things we don't know.