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Currently, the conditions for producing HQ results during synthesis are not clear, and players are finding it difficult to make HQ items, even when using HQ ingredients. We are therefore reassessing the synthesis process to make it easier to judge the quality of finished items. We are also changing the specs for the following features: adjusting the Quality of a finished item, touching up, and displaying the HQ odds of a finished item. With this overhaul, it will be easier than before to synthesize an HQ item when using HQ materials.

Furthermore, equipping HQ gear will now boost bonus parameters in addition to base parameters.

Quality and HQ odds will be changed as follows:

During synthesis, HQ odds will be displayed as a percentage.

When synthesis materials consist exclusively of normal items, the initial Quality will be close to zero. If all materials are HQ items, then the initial Quality will be around 500.

When using Disciple of the Hand equipment and the appropriate abilities, Quality will improve during synthesis by 300 to 600 points.

(Example)
When all items are HQ items
Final Quality will be between 800–1,000 (odds of producing an HQ item range from 50% to 100%).

When all items are normal items
Final Quality will be between 300–600 (odds of producing an HQ item range from 0% to 10%).

* Actual figures are still under development. They may be adjusted or changed depending on feedback.

The process of touching up will be changed from “finishing” to “risky finishing,” and tweaked as follows:

If the synthesis does not result in an HQ item after the HQ assessment is carried out, players may make one attempt to touch up the item.

On a touch-up attempt, the odds of successfully producing an HQ item will be half of those on the initial attempt.

If the touch-up succeeds, the finished item becomes an HQ item.
If the touch-up fails, the finished item is lost.

Should the player decide that the HQ odds are too low and there is little chance of success in touching-up, the process may be skipped to keep the finished item as is.

Touch-up can be used with any and all recipes.

Along with these changes, we also plan to change the name of the feature.

The experience point bonus that is given in proportion to the quality of finished items will be increased.

As before, HQ gear will boost basic parameters (physical defense, damage, attack delay, etc.), but will now boost bonus parameters as well (physical attack, magic attack, evasion, etc.)
* For each equipped item, only some bonus parameters will be enhanced.
* The change will also apply to existing HQ gear (with certain exceptions).

Currently, the equipping of accessories is regulated by slot cost, and players cannot equip items in the location of their choice. In order to improve usability and achieve balance with the battle reforms commenced in patch 1.18, slot cost will be removed from the game and new accessories with revised attributes will be added.

Once slot cost is phased out, players will be able to freely equip accessories, given that other equipping requirements are fulfilled. In order to preserve balance with the recently commenced battle reforms, however, the number of accessory slots will be reduced from nine to five.

Recipes and attributes for “dated” accessories will remain unchanged. Similar to the Recipe Revamp, old and new recipes will coexist for a time, with the former to be phased out at some time in the future.

New items and recipes will be added, and their attributes and optimal equipping/synthesis levels will be implemented as follows:

Item Comparison

Disciple of the Hand/Land accessories:

Accessory slots will be consolidated as follows:

Patch 1.20	Patch 1.21
Right Ear	Ear (*1)
Left Ear
Neck	Unchanged
Right Wrist	Wrist (*2)
Left Wrist
Right Index Finger	Right Hand Finger (*3)
Right Ring Finger
Left Index Finger	Left Hand Finger (*3)
Left Ring Finger

* 1: With the exception of the moonlet, an equipped pair of earrings will appear on both ears.
* 2: With the exception of the patriot’s bracelet, an equipped pair of bracelets will appear on both wrists.
* 3: Rings will be worn on the index finger in patch 1.21. In the future, however, rings for the ring finger will also be added.