LogFAQs > #952836653

time limits are not a concern in modern Atelier games (Rorona had a kind of strict time limit, Totori had an easier time limit, and everything after either has no time limit or its pathetically easy), so don't worry about time at all

you don't have to minmax, but you also don't have to hoard all the shitty stuff you're harvesting. absolutely feel free to play around and just make shit. as you progress in the game you'll get better stuff with better traits that can be used in more recipes

try to get good quality and traits onto commonly used stuff. one early game "loop" is making traveler's water orbs, zettel, and synthesizers. you can slap quality up traits onto everything and keep pumping the quality up by using synthesizers to make zettel, zettel to make water orbs, and excess water orbs to make more water orbs, then finally use the last water orbs to make synthesizers. this should give you an idea of how you can exploit the crafting system like it wants you to. make stuff really well and you can even add extra traits onto stuff, letting them be used in a wider variety of stuff!

oh yeah, and the reason quality is important is that for equipment you get extra stats and for usable items they gain extra power. the game kinda sucks at communicating that

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