Extensive Desynthesis Rate Research

[Amele]

I'd be interested in what the actual floor is.

SE told us in one of their patch notes, Sep. 11, 2017 I think?

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/t...l=1#post600427

the wording is goofy. I think it's probably 1 in 5 (20% loss chance) is the lowest you can go.

I suspect the reason we have access to more is either for materials that don't have the base 50% or so that you don't have to get *all* of it... (?)

[Byrthnoth]

Nice memory! I had forgotten that note.

To continue the above sample from the 23rd, I did about 13k card desynths spread across nq/hq crystals, and it looks like the HQ crystal's effect on loss rate is holding strong at -10%.

Gear: Patissiere's Ring, Artificer's Ring, Elemental Moghancement (lightning or wind as appropriate), T3 shield for speed, Kitron Macaron, Ionis

HQ Crystal (2815 synths):
Break - 1283 (45.5%)
Loss - 331 (25.8%)
NQ - 583 (38.1%)
HQ - 949 (61.9%)
HQ1 - 424 (27.7%)
HQ2 - 333 (21.7%)
HQ3 - 162 (10.6%)


NQ Crystal (10330 synths):
Break - 4761 (46.1%)
Loss - 1708 (35.9%)
NQ - 2304 (41.4%)
HQ - 3265 (58.6%)
HQ1 - 1584 (28.4%)
HQ2 - 1125 (20.2%)
HQ3 - 556 (10.0%)


So yes, it appears the HQ crystal is -10% loss rate. That is probably worth it for the new HQ cards.

I think Ionis is -5% break rate and maybe -4% loss rate. I'd rather it be -5% for both, but all my samples so far have been -4% loss rate and I can only bend so far for parsimony.

Break rate: 60% base
Artificer's Ring: -1% break rate
Kitron w/ Patissiere's: -8% break rate
Ionis: -5%
Total: 46% Break rate

Loss rate: 50% base
Elemental Moghancement: -10% loss rate
HQ crystal: -10% loss rate
Ionis: -4%
Total: 36% loss rate with NQ crystals, 26% with HQ crystals