112464-architect-working-as-intended

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			So I decided to level up Architect today... First woes were caused by crafting about 40 Cage Lights in an attempt to make 3 Spotlights to progress in my tradeskill tree, because the additives kept missing all the time.Now I'm trying to craft a Hooded Stove and I'm running into an issue where the additives either entirely miss it, or I get on top of the discovery but still miss it. Like so:Yep, that one missed and I got to craft yet another Silver Pot again... And there have been times where my additives don't seem to touch the discovery, but it still hits it. What the hell is this bullshit?P.s. Unrelated, but while writing this post I got a network error in-game. Get about five of those a day. Getting real tired.	
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Welcome to architecture!  Yes, that is working as intended.
 
The additives are not an exact location, they are however, a general area where your target will land.  That is correct!  Where the target lands is randomized for every single additive you use!  That's why you can use the same 3 sets of additives 5 times and land in 5 different places.	
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			You see the bit of the red circle that's outside the target area. Well, sorry to say, that's where RNG put the result. Just try again.	
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			Welcome to the rage-inducing cupcake-hole that is Architecture. I've had many fits over it before lol	
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			Oh, awesome...I'd flip a table but I doubt I can manage to craft one with this RNG system.	
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			I remember the time I crafted 60+ aurin leaf lamps trying to make THREE aurin purple nightlights. Many theoretical tables were flipped.	
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I think there's something about architecture and technologist that makes it really work for some people and really not work for others.
 
I have two characters, one is a top-level architect and the other is a top-level technologist. They're the same crafting mechanics. Both took a fair amount of money to level up, but both were leveled to the top over a period of hours. I never used catalysts - or even talents!!!! (I didn't realize I had to pick one from each level, I thought I was getting the full row of talents automatically).
 
I suspect the problem is that some folks get a hit with one combination and keep trying that combination over and over and over. That's often a good plan, but sometimes it just doesn't work. For example, I did one of the farside architect dailies the other day. I needed to make three something-or-others, and each craft ended up using a different combination of additives - but it still only took me three crafts to complete the daily.	
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