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Thread: Private Crafting Station Question ?
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JCooper2
Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:46 am
#1
Can someone please tell me what the difference is between a +20.000 and a +43.500 private crafting station of any type and how it effects your results when crafting at that station.
I have always wondered this and I apologize if someone has answered in the past but please help if you can.
Thanks 
Guruweaver
Tue Oct 26, 2004 9:25 am
#2
It is open to debate, but here's the skinny:
When you make something to completion, there are two 'rolls of the dice' the game makes for you.
1) The assembly roll. This determines Critical failure, average success, good success, great success, amazing success
The assembly roll is modified by:
Your Assembly skill mod (dependent on the schematic used and your skills) modified by the quality of the tool modified by the quality of the private crafting station modified by the effects of pyolian cake or any other bonuses (city, clothing, etc) applied to the roll = outcome.
I don't know the actual formula, but some folks have come up with some close approximations based on gathered data.
2) The experimentation roll. This roll determines the success of your experimentation attempt, crit fail, big fail, etc. One roll per click of the 'perform experiment' button.
Like Assembly, the roll is modified by your experimentation skill mod, quality of the tool, quality of the station, bespin port, city bonus, etc.
So, a better crafting station will bias your rolls higher, meaning more good/great/amazing successes and less failures. However, the effect is quite small. It is likely you won't notice a difference unless you get a large number of samples. However, since it does play a role in crafting outcomes, I use the best I can find. It's up to you.
Guru
When you make something to completion, there are two 'rolls of the dice' the game makes for you.
1) The assembly roll. This determines Critical failure, average success, good success, great success, amazing success
The assembly roll is modified by:
Your Assembly skill mod (dependent on the schematic used and your skills) modified by the quality of the tool modified by the quality of the private crafting station modified by the effects of pyolian cake or any other bonuses (city, clothing, etc) applied to the roll = outcome.
I don't know the actual formula, but some folks have come up with some close approximations based on gathered data.
2) The experimentation roll. This roll determines the success of your experimentation attempt, crit fail, big fail, etc. One roll per click of the 'perform experiment' button.
Like Assembly, the roll is modified by your experimentation skill mod, quality of the tool, quality of the station, bespin port, city bonus, etc.
So, a better crafting station will bias your rolls higher, meaning more good/great/amazing successes and less failures. However, the effect is quite small. It is likely you won't notice a difference unless you get a large number of samples. However, since it does play a role in crafting outcomes, I use the best I can find. It's up to you.
Guru
Jjiaah
Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:35 am
#3
What Guru said.
Plus, I'd like to add from what I've read (here and there - can't say exactly) and experienced myself, that to have any real effect the station needs to be +40 or better, and the tool +10 or better. The apparently has something to do with the way the outcome is calucluated, and lower numbers than that have little or no impact, or that the impact is indistinguishable from use of a 0 rated tool.
So, in a nutshell, a +20 won't hinder you, but won't give you a real advantage either.
[Note: I may be 100% wrong in this, as it is a source of debate. However, personal experience supports this and I have found it to be the general feelings in relation to this subject.]
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