[Florinda]

I kept a record of my complications during one session of making some quartz jewelry for a lowbie. Bear in mind these are tier 1 recipes being done by a tier 4 mineralogist: Basalt Block, Quartz Jewel, Brittle Stone Support, Qalian Quartz Jewelry x 2 (earrings), Kojani Quartz Jewelry x 3 (rings and necklace).

12 recipes
21 complications

Most complications on a recipe: 4 (one of the rings)

There is something very wrong when a system that is supposed to reduce complications on easier recipes increases them.

I moved some gear around to up my station use as high as possible.

Lvl 35 mineralogist
station use 420
tools 360
utils 360
using mainly reliable pyrite tools

Actual numbers.
5 recipes had 0 or 1 comps
7 recipes had 2-4 comps

Quartz Jewel 1: 2 comps
Quartz Jewel 2: 1 comp
Quartz Jewel 3: 1 comp
Quartz Jewel 4: 2 comps
Quartz Jewel 5: 3 comps

Basalt Block: 2 comps
Brittle Stone Support: 0 comps

Qalian Quartz Jewelry (earring): 1 comp
Qalian Quartz Jewelry (earring): 1 comp

Kojani Quartz Jewelry (ring): 2 comps
Kojani Quartz Jewelry (ring): 4 comps

Kojani Quartz Jewelry (necklace): 2 comps

This is a small sample size but I can tell you these results are typical. I will continue to keep records and post the results; I have 2 more batches of quartz jewelry to make and a couple batches of garnet jewelry to make. Those results soon.