HQ2

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Basics

HQ2 is the 2nd High Quality version of an item. It's also the 2nd High Quality result of a synth. It's usually slightly better than the NQ and HQ1 versions of an item. Not every item has an HQ2 version, but every item that has a HQ3 version has an HQ2 version.


Example

Considering the Potion reciepe : a Potion is the NQ result, while Potion +1 is the HQ1 result, Potion +2 is the HQ2 result and Potion +3 is the HQ3 result.


Multiple items synths

Arrows, bullets, Ninjutsu tools and such reciepes yield more than one unit of a specific item. For these reciepes, the HQ2 result is usually a better yield (more units) of the same NQ item.


Example

Considering the Beetle Arrow reciepe : Beetle Arrowx33 is the NQ result, while Beetle Arrowx66 is the HQ1 result, Beetle Arrowx99 is the HQ2 result and Beetle Arrowx99 is the HQ3 result.


Outcome of a synth

The exact outcome of a specific synth (NQ, HQ1, HQ2, HQ3, failure) cannot be guessed in advance, but it's possible to get an estimation of the odds of each different outcome, according to the crafting tiers method.