HQ3 Rates On Geodes?

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HQ3 rates on geodes?
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-09 20:03:38
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Just curious about others success rate on geodes>gems.
I see on my server a few guys who are either just hardcore, or very lucky. Thus far in my experience the more valuable the geodes are the worse my luck is. Overall I might be 2.5% hq3's, so barely break even for the most part. skill 101, +2 gear, +5 stall, gemscope,signboard.
 
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-09 20:33:01
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lol I know this, but hq rate isn't the same as hq 3 rate, for geodes hq 1,2 almost worthless as compared to price of geodes themselves.
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By Odin.Eikechi 2013-01-09 20:45:08
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It's pretty rare to HQ geodes to T3 honestly. I've crafted a royal ton with lv95+2 + megamog boost, and I've only made about 10 gems tops. It's pretty damn rare, and it sucks. There is always the off chance you'll do it, but it's a very low rate.
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By Shiva.Alistrianna 2013-01-09 21:12:14
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I've gone 6/47 on flame gems before and just last week I went 1/110. Both times Iceday, New Moon. Just gotta do large quantities and hope for the best it seems.
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By Sylph.Rafaras 2013-01-10 10:02:51
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What Alistrianna said. Should just go with a batch all at once.
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By Lakshmi.Byrth 2013-01-10 10:07:32
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1/32 HQ3 rate with 102 effective gold skill. Good luck.
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By Bismarck.Snprphnx 2013-01-10 11:28:26
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From the BG crafting info thread. I haven't tested so don't shoot the messenger.

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Once the game has decided that your craft was HQ, it will determine the HQ strata.
Craftskill plays absolutely no bearing on this calculation.
The chance of the HQ being a HQ1 is 12/16
The chance of the HQ being a HQ2 is 3/16
The chance of the HQ being a HQ3 is 1/16
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By Bismarck.Samusaki 2013-01-10 14:20:44
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I'm 100 goldsmithing with all the gear, stall, gemscope and signboard.

I have to agree with Alistrianna about the large quantities. I won't even try until I have a stack of geodes.

I average 1/25 on a full moon windsday and 1/13 on a new moon iceday.

I'm glad SE added geodes to the gardening list because I need to upgrade this Kila +2...lol
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-10 20:38:07
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Seems you guys having same rate as me more or less, so the guys spamming these to death are either blessed with never ending dumb luck, or are blind to the fact that they aren't making money by doing so.
Things vary be server I know, but on Phoenix if 3% success is what to expect: flame geode 80k, stack 8m, pyrosoul ring 2.5m. Correct me if my math is wrong here, 8m stack 3%= 3 gems on avg, 3 rings sell 7.5m
so you lose 500K + the cost of phrygian rings,fewell. would think crafters would be smarter than this and not sell for a loss on a profit item.
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By Odin.Eikechi 2013-01-10 20:39:59
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raistlinmaj said: »
Seems you guys having same rate as me more or less, so the guys spamming these to death are either blessed with never ending dumb luck, or are blind to the fact that they aren't making money by doing so.
Things vary be server I know, but on Phoenix if 3% success is what to expect: flame geode 80k, stack 8m, pyrosoul ring 2.5m. Correct me if my math is wrong here, 8m stack 3%= 3 gems on avg, 3 rings sell 7.5m
so you lose 500K + the cost of phrygian rings,fewell. would think crafters would be smarter than this and not sell for a loss on a profit item.

Or they could be making vulcan earrings, which sell for WAY more than the pyro rings...
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2013-01-10 20:43:29
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Bismarck.Samusaki said: »
I'm 100 goldsmithing with all the gear, stall, gemscope and signboard.

I have to agree with Alistrianna about the large quantities. I won't even try until I have a stack of geodes.

I average 1/25 on a full moon windsday and 1/13 on a new moon iceday.

I'm glad SE added geodes to the gardening list because I need to upgrade this Kila +2...lol

I can't find any info on gardening them -- is it worth it?
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-12 10:44:25
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true vulcan earring is worth way more,but again the hq rate is low enough to make it not worth the attempt over time. if you get lucky 1 time within say your first 3-4 tries then congratulations, but it is also very possible to go 0/15 attempts at these.
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-12 10:46:58
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early reports saying gardening them isn't going to be worth it, about same odds as ele ore was, and only 1 geode yield
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By Quetzalcoatl.Xueye 2013-01-12 10:49:15
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raistlinmaj said: »
early reports saying gardening them isn't going to be worth it, about same odds as ele ore was, and only 1 geode yield

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME

Back to farming :(
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By Quetzalcoatl.Waffless 2013-01-12 10:50:28
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raistlinmaj said: »
early reports saying gardening them isn't going to be worth it, about same odds as ele ore was, and only 1 geode yield

This is what my buddy said as well. He got something like 2 out of 10 pots but they take 2 weeks(?) to grow.
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By macsdf1 2013-01-13 11:23:34
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I've got super luck so far, but I'm sure it will even out lol.
4/60 on flames, 1/1 on vulcan pearl too.

Been going on fire day and aoeing an hour or two trying to get a th sash lol. Get 1-4 geodes not too bad.
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By Siren.Ravager 2013-01-13 11:31:32
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macsdf1 said: »
I've got super luck so far, but I'm sure it will even out lol.
4/60 on flames, 1/1 on vulcan pearl too.


Better to farm geodes on a 99 job then send them off to the mule to craft. i average about 6-10 Gems per 100 Geodes
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-18 17:56:37
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your luck is amazing then, i try to do all the right things,,,ice or darksday, newmoonish time,ans still only get 2-3/100. and on every geode type. (except aqua >.<)
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-18 17:57:24
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or oftentimes far worse, last run I got 1/120
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By macsdf1 2013-01-18 23:02:15
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went 1/24 on flame, ended up 1/38
3/64 on breeze last night, was 1/28, then 2/46, then 3/64
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By macsdf1 2013-01-23 12:07:17
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Went 1/3 flame, 1/3 breeze last night. Ended up 8 breeze in 150 synths, and 1/7 flame total.
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By raistlinmaj 2013-01-26 22:56:07
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Mac just reporting these results to piss the rest of us off,lol.
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By macsdf1 2013-01-27 03:31:40
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Nah went 0/39 then 0/30 on breeze then thunder, but did get 1/1 on the one water I had lol. My luck will catch up to me haha.