Quote Originally Posted by Sorel View Post
I honestly don't have trouble synthing. It's really just a game of arithmetic.

If your Durabilty + % Complete is less than 100, then you are in the process of failing your synth. You need to play it safe by using the Standard command and/or use your special abilities to pull you back that 100 total. If your Durability + % Complete is higher than 100, then you can go ahead and take a risk with a Bold command or two to up the Quality.

Using this method, I rarely fail a synth. Only when I'm attempting a synth that's 4 or more ranks higher than me do I start to get one or two failed synths.
The problem is that the system as is relies too much on randomness. Your stats make very little difference, and the same is true for your gear. The only things that makes a difference are rank and (arguably) abilities. The other 50% is basically luck. That percent increases sharply as you go higher above your rank.