Success rates for GM Cuirass/Greaves?

[Spikehammer]

Since last patch tried GM troll leg armour and 6 GM leg augs all failed with one plate sheet salvaged out of the lot.
300 smithing trophy and smithing mastery 3 salvage 3

[Kanstorm]

dwarf attempts at DoN cult

Hellos!

It's been a while and I can't remember all the specifics for the chest / leg but do recall:

My base skill was 287 mod'd to 301, along with BSM 3 & Salvage 3.

It took 13 MDS to make the chest and legs, with both augs once for personal use - in what should have been 8 MDS.

In more recent times, I've tried to do other pieces skill 288 / 302.

Sleeves ( 368 ) 2 of 4
Helm ( 334 ) 0 of 3
Boots ( 334 ) 0 of 1
Gloves ( 334 ) 1 of 1
Helm Aug ( 334 ) 1 of 2

I'm at a loss with regards the fail rates, as was under the impression with the combination of skill, geerlok and AA, I had over 80% success rate and yet have seen nothing like that.

It was posted earlier about skill over 300 has issues - has there been any more information on this? The fail rate I've seen recently lowered my enjoyment. If its a SoE bug - then at least know it can be fixed, but if it's "working as intended" then certainly not impressed.

Can our Den Mother and co, pursue the question with SoE Devs for us please?

[Giddy Gonzalus]

Base skill of 281, Grandmaster Smithing Hammer, BSM3, Salvage2

Chest - 1/1
Legs - 1/2
Arms - 1/1
Wrist - 3/3
Helm - 1/1
Gloves - 1/1

Symbols:
Chest - 1/1
Legs - 1/3
Arms - 1/1
Wrist - 3/3
Helm - 1/1
Gloves - 1/1

One skill increase to 282 happened on 3rd combine attempt (2nd attempt at legs)

I'm pretty ecstatic about my results!

[Vidyne]

273 skill, 10% mod
smithing mastery3

0/2 on GM sleeve symbol of hate.

salvage didnt fire for either

[Xulan]

I'm seriously thinking about not equipping my geerlok any longer so that I stay under 300. Of course, I bet my next combine gives me a skill-up to 300, then I'm toast.

Giddy's results are amazing as are some of the other sub 300 successes.

[Kanstorm]

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purely for the record.. i did a helm combine today - and it worked.

So, that is 1 in 5 - all at the same skill level of 288 mod'd 5% to 302, with the same 3/3 AA.

I'll also say - much as Xulan has said - I was tempted to "not equip" my smith trophy and see what happens with 288. I use it, but I was surely tempted not to.

The EQ T calculator shows a skill of 289 with mastery 3 vs trivial 334 has 95% success rate - yet personal results of that one item are 20% at the moment. Or, take the wider sample of 9 combines I've done at the same triv and only 3 successes - so 33% against what should be 95%.

[Xulan]

***NO LONGER UPDATING THIS***

In commemoration of my 50th GM combine attempt, I am reposting my data so it is fresh.


My GM smithing combines:
Mastery 3
297 + 5% (311) skill for combines 1 through 29
298 + 5% (312) for combine 30
299 + 5% (313) for combines 31 through 51
300 + 5% (315) for combines 52+

Armor
BP: 9/15
Legs: 7/16 (ouch)
Arms: 4/7
Boots: 2/4
Wrists: 4/6
Helm: 4/6
Gloves: 2/2

Just bp/legs total: 16/31 = 52%
Total armor: 32/56 = 57%

Symbols
BP Symbol: 15/25
Leg Symbol: 7/10
Arm Symbol: 5/8
Boot Symbol: 3/5
Wrist Symbol: 3/3
Helm Symbol: 4/7
Gloves Symbol: 1/1

bp/leg symbols: 22/35 = 63%
Symbols: 37/58 = 64%

Armor & Symbols: 69/114 = 61%

Last updated Mon, Aug 30, 2005

***NO LONGER UPDATING THIS***

[Angelsyn]

299 skill.

1/1 GM Moonglade Greaves.

Only failed 1 Master's Symbol so far, too.

[Codean]

300 Skill + 5% + SM3 + Salvage 3

5/8 GM Chest
1/2 GM Legs
1/1 GM Symbol

Total armor = ~60% success rate
EQ Traders calculator says I should have ~88% success rate

As a side not I also failed one combine of Grandmaster's Stormguard brellium sheet...BUT I managed to salvage a water flask.

[Brael]

3/4 Master BP
0/1 GM BP

Thats with 345 and SM3.

[Clamford]

My GM armor combine results. 270 skill + 5%, no BSM

1/2 BP
1/1 Gloves
1/1 Glove Symbol
1/1 Sleeves
1/1 Sleeve Symbol
1/1 Boots
1/1 Boot Symbol
2/2 Bracer
2/3 Bracer Symbol

2 failed subcombines making the metal bars as well.

I wonder if I should try the legs before getting over 300 modified skill after all?

[Astroshak]

239 smithing, BSM3, 250 smithing when I equip a geerlok :
1 success out of 1 tries for GM half elf chain leggings

I have also attempted the plate leggings. I recieved 2 skillups while making the GM bars. I am 1 success out of 3 attempts at the final combine for the GM half elf plate leggings. Last attempt was at 241 base, or 253 with geerlok, skill.

[Brael]

0/2 GM BP (345 skill, SM3), atleast I've salvaged 1 sheet...

[Angelsyn]

Failed on a Master's Helm Symbol, but succeeded on a Grandmaster's Helm.

299 Skill + Geerlok, no Mastery, no Salvage.

[Rorlan]

ok, last few days I have done 5 combines for Wood Elf Plate BP and I am getting pretty pist

0 for 5

My skill is 276 without gerrlock and I have AA mastery x2 with salvage x2 Does this seem acurate?