Crafting...... Jesus $%#@ing Christ!

[Balbanes]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ral-OMG-Fix-It

Even has a CM response. Did this REALLY need its own thread?

[Jinko]

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ral-OMG-Fix-It

Even has a CM response. Did this REALLY need its own thread?

I came up with an awesome idea whilst responding to some, so yea it served it purpose. ;P

[Viridiana]

Yeah, I have two uses for Rapid: "Oh crap, unless this Rapid succeeds, this synth is going to fail;" or "Well, this synth is gonna fail, might as well rapid-spam and get it over with."

[Radaghast]

4) HQ items..... enough said. But I should be able to craft HQ items when I am 25 levels above the item crafted..

Not sure if it's been touched on or not, but attempting anything above 300+ quality is a waste of time. You have the same chance to get a +3 with 240 quality (lowest I've ever +3'ed off of) as you do 600. Save your durability once you break the quality tier for touch ups and you'll see alot better results. I tend to stop around the 270-290 range and finish the synth. I've +3'ed many, many items this way.

Making HQ parts sometimes makes me want to gouge my eyes out, but if HQing were easy it would devalue everything.

The system is still very random, but there are things you can do to up your chances. Getting +1's and +2's are fairly easy with enough attempts. And that's the whole point. If getting +3 HQ's were easy the market would be flooded with them. There has to be some limits.

[TheVedis]

If getting +3 HQ's were easy the market would be flooded with them. There has to be some limits.

and thats why things are as they are now

HQing items isnt hard, sure you cant do it "easily" without good quality and touch ups, but thats kinda the point

if you really want that +3 you better work for the damn thing

[Belldandy]

Excuse me but does anyone from SE care enough to post an answer maybe?You should be ashamed...I mean really!

[Jinko]

I think HQ items should be hard to get, but basing their chance on randomness is retarded, give us a system that requires skill to get HQ items.

Any sap can spam bold and get 400+ quality.

[Aceroth]

well, i came to rant about how much crafting is a piece of trash in this game with unstable elements that you don't even use in the damn synth... but hey I see most people have covered it, as I expected. but yeah...

FIX THE DAMN SYSTEM SE!

Normally i just suck it up and keep spamming enter like a well programmed bot but... When i have almost all crafts @ 30+ with almost every ability in game to help my "success rate" Yet, I still fail over 50% of almost every synth no matter what gear/craft/magcraft/control set up.

I am always facing east on watersday with a wanning cresent... maybe I should try Lightningsday...

[Reika]

well, i came to rant about how much crafting is a piece of trash in this game with unstable elements that you don't even use in the damn synth... but hey I see most people have covered it, as I expected. but yeah...

FIX THE DAMN SYSTEM SE!

Normally i just suck it up and keep spamming enter like a well programmed bot but... When i have almost all crafts @ 30+ with almost every ability in game to help my "success rate" Yet, I still fail over 50% of almost every synth no matter what gear/craft/magcraft/control set up.

I am always facing east on watersday with a wanning cresent... maybe I should try Lightningsday...

I second all said.

[Radaghast]

well, i came to rant about how much crafting is a piece of trash in this game with unstable elements that you don't even use in the damn synth... but hey I see most people have covered it, as I expected. but yeah...

FIX THE DAMN SYSTEM SE!

Normally i just suck it up and keep spamming enter like a well programmed bot but... When i have almost all crafts @ 30+ with almost every ability in game to help my "success rate" Yet, I still fail over 50% of almost every synth no matter what gear/craft/magcraft/control set up.

I am always facing east on watersday with a wanning cresent... maybe I should try Lightningsday...

Either you're trying recipes that are 10 levels above you or you're cursed. I've never had that problem. Stick to recipes with at most 2-3 levels above your current craft level.