Long before 5.2, I've already made up my decision to try craft the items in this patch using as many white gear as possible (i.e. skipping as many Facet gear as possible). What I found was that I must at least have one i460/i470 mainhand or offhand to reach the minimum stats requirement of 2480 craft & 2195 control.
So I bought i470 offhands for each of my classes from the Scrip Exchange vendor. They cost only 250 white scrips each, which was super easy to get with the help of Kai-shirr Custom Delivery:
Buying these offhands did make me lose 5 CP. But that's ok.
I have also crafted the Facet chest and pants and overmelded them to help me reach the minimum stats requirements.
First, please allow me to show my non-specialist stats below. You can also see my melds on my i430 mainhand here. For some other mainhands, I melded 2x Competence IV instead of a Competence VI:
This is my LTW, currently using HQ Matcha:
I have a tad bit less craftsmanship for my GSM. Shown below is without food. You can see my melds on my Facet Coat as well:
I have been using HQ Matcha I happened to have a crap load of Cunning Craftsman’s Tea (+13 CP). So I have a total of 602 CP.
Basically, my non-specialist stats after food & medicine are approximately:
2491 craft
2289 control
602 CP
So here’s my first few attempts on taking on the new 3 star recipes.
For the 35 durab, I've been using pure NQ mats:
Then for the final product, I start with a good few pieces of HQ mats:
Basically, I have absolutely no problem doing all these 3 star recipes with the minimal stats, using mostly overmelded white gear.
My impression? Now that Ingenuity is gone, I found the biggest impact is that DELICATE SYNTHESIS (DelSyn) has become much less powerful than before[/B]. This is because now we can't buff both its progress and quality at the same time using Ingen. If we buff DelSyn with Innovation, the progress it gives is pathetic, and does not justify the CP it spends.
So without Ingen, I buff my Prudent with Innov to build up IQ stacks under Manip, and then just do a GS+Byregot under the effect of Innov to hit max quality.
For progress, 2 new skills have been introduced in this new Patch 5.2 -- (1) Veneration and (2) Groundwork.
Veneration is basically the progress version of innovation, and it's really really good.
Veneration:
- Increases efficiency of synthesis action by 50% for the next 4 steps.
Well, how about Groundwork?
Groundwork:
- 300% efficiency
- Durab cost = 20 durab
- CP cost = 18 CP
- Efficiency is only 150% if remaining durab is 15, 10 or 5.
At first glance, Groundwork sucks comparing to Observe+FocSyn or even Careful Syn (CS). Observe+FocSyn costs only 12 CP, but provides 200% efficiency and consumes only 10 durab. CS costs only 7 CP, but provides 150% efficiency and consumes only 10 durab. Both are more efficient than Groundwork in terms of CP/durab. However, it turned out Groundwork can pair up with Veneration A LOT better than Observe+FocSyn or CS. Once Veneration is activated, you can continuously buff up a streak of Groundwork. This is something that Observe+FocSyn cannot do, and CS is basically too weak to be effective.
So, for 35 durab items, before I hit the Byregot, I make sure I have less than maximum durab. Then I use Manip, Veneration, Waste Not (WN), and then Groundwork spam. Usually 3 strokes of Groundwork will complete the item. When both Manip and WN are active, durab falls very slowly even with Groundwork.
As for 70 durab items, I can do the same as above. Or sometimes I don't really need to use WN, then I'd just Manip, Ven and then Groundwork spam to complete the item.
One thing that the 5.2 Patch Note didn't make a big fuss about was PRECISE TOUCH. It has been changed from 100% efficiency to 150% efficiency on top of the double IQ stacks. This is a big deal, as it trumps Prudent Touch whenever it is available (and as long as IQ is 9 or lower).
In conclusion, I think I'm a little disappointed on the difficulty of the newest 3 star recipes (since I am mostly on white gear, and all my classes are on i430 mainhand only). But I did find the new skills quite fun to play with.
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So I bought i470 offhands for each of my classes from the Scrip Exchange vendor. They cost only 250 white scrips each, which was super easy to get with the help of Kai-shirr Custom Delivery:
Buying these offhands did make me lose 5 CP. But that's ok.
I have also crafted the Facet chest and pants and overmelded them to help me reach the minimum stats requirements.
First, please allow me to show my non-specialist stats below. You can also see my melds on my i430 mainhand here. For some other mainhands, I melded 2x Competence IV instead of a Competence VI:
This is my LTW, currently using HQ Matcha:
I have a tad bit less craftsmanship for my GSM. Shown below is without food. You can see my melds on my Facet Coat as well:
I have been using HQ Matcha I happened to have a crap load of Cunning Craftsman’s Tea (+13 CP). So I have a total of 602 CP.
Basically, my non-specialist stats after food & medicine are approximately:
2491 craft
2289 control
602 CP
So here’s my first few attempts on taking on the new 3 star recipes.
For the 35 durab, I've been using pure NQ mats:
Then for the final product, I start with a good few pieces of HQ mats:
Basically, I have absolutely no problem doing all these 3 star recipes with the minimal stats, using mostly overmelded white gear.
My impression? Now that Ingenuity is gone, I found the biggest impact is that DELICATE SYNTHESIS (DelSyn) has become much less powerful than before[/B]. This is because now we can't buff both its progress and quality at the same time using Ingen. If we buff DelSyn with Innovation, the progress it gives is pathetic, and does not justify the CP it spends.
So without Ingen, I buff my Prudent with Innov to build up IQ stacks under Manip, and then just do a GS+Byregot under the effect of Innov to hit max quality.
For progress, 2 new skills have been introduced in this new Patch 5.2 -- (1) Veneration and (2) Groundwork.
Veneration is basically the progress version of innovation, and it's really really good.
Veneration:
- Increases efficiency of synthesis action by 50% for the next 4 steps.
Well, how about Groundwork?
Groundwork:
- 300% efficiency
- Durab cost = 20 durab
- CP cost = 18 CP
- Efficiency is only 150% if remaining durab is 15, 10 or 5.
At first glance, Groundwork sucks comparing to Observe+FocSyn or even Careful Syn (CS). Observe+FocSyn costs only 12 CP, but provides 200% efficiency and consumes only 10 durab. CS costs only 7 CP, but provides 150% efficiency and consumes only 10 durab. Both are more efficient than Groundwork in terms of CP/durab. However, it turned out Groundwork can pair up with Veneration A LOT better than Observe+FocSyn or CS. Once Veneration is activated, you can continuously buff up a streak of Groundwork. This is something that Observe+FocSyn cannot do, and CS is basically too weak to be effective.
So, for 35 durab items, before I hit the Byregot, I make sure I have less than maximum durab. Then I use Manip, Veneration, Waste Not (WN), and then Groundwork spam. Usually 3 strokes of Groundwork will complete the item. When both Manip and WN are active, durab falls very slowly even with Groundwork.
As for 70 durab items, I can do the same as above. Or sometimes I don't really need to use WN, then I'd just Manip, Ven and then Groundwork spam to complete the item.
One thing that the 5.2 Patch Note didn't make a big fuss about was PRECISE TOUCH. It has been changed from 100% efficiency to 150% efficiency on top of the double IQ stacks. This is a big deal, as it trumps Prudent Touch whenever it is available (and as long as IQ is 9 or lower).
In conclusion, I think I'm a little disappointed on the difficulty of the newest 3 star recipes (since I am mostly on white gear, and all my classes are on i430 mainhand only). But I did find the new skills quite fun to play with.
Continue reading...