Im kinda of the same opinion. I just got to a stage on the old system where I could forge most of my needs successfully with still the odd element of RNG rage lol. Im still testing this new system (PS4 so no free testing for me) and I see signs of positivity, but a lot more room to fail. Time will tell I guess, just gotta grin n bear it.
I don’t have a sense of the RNG cuz I’m too new to forging but I think the idea is pretty neat. Most games you just get the ingredients and click the button and you did it. Maybe they have a slot machine or press your luck style gambling system to add buffs. The fact that the centerforge system is not directly those things is a gift in and of itself.
Some players seem to be looking for the one trick that turns centerforge back into the “have mats click button” system but I’m glad there’s gear those players can’t get their hands on. And I’m happy to pay the people who master the centerforge for access to that gear.
If the devs get enough time to really build the system out there could even be forging metas. Some players believe that using aggressive ingredients which get the boons before the defects have a chance to build up is the best way. Others believe in a slower, methodic approach which attempts to contain defect outbreaks before they can grow.
Complaining that the system isn’t 100% repeatable seems counter to what players should want. Let’s say you were able to find the one true way to always make the best hammers in the game the day after patch day. What’s that leave to do? Go dig up Galan for 13 days until the next patch and fill a second junkyard with topaz blocks? Wowee such gameplay. We should be focused on helping the centerforge attain greatness not trying to chain it down like the rest of the crafting system.
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Dig up Galan for 13 days certainly isnt on my radar. Being a single parent with a job, sometimes its nice to not waste time on RNG but thats just gaming these days. Theres already a fair amount of grind to this game but thats ok, like i said I gotta grin n bear it. Everyone is entitled to an opinion…
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Dang I keep doing that. Good point, thanks
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I’m enjoying the Forge buff.
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I’m doing almost exactly what i was before (some trade secrets ofc) for the high tier items, but added quirk removal and vigour pastes in my extra slots, timing and ingredient order however remains paramount.
For lesser items / fewer target boons i have switched to a combination with corrupt compound pathway that i have made safer, as it uses less vigour but i still carry catalyst in case of near misses. This rotation is cheaper material wise for non-max items, but carries a minor risk of defects and uses a completely different compound set (although my pastes and solvents/catalysts stay mostly the same)
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Sure it isn’t lol tell yourself that smh
I forge what i need (Some shovel, slings and hammers, often get 3 boons, but happy with 2.(it is better then what i started with.)), make forge ingredient when i got mats for a masscraft.
I use forged titanium mostly, got all gem for my power so far (I do not need more atm.), making food, pots and all tool and weapens i want.
Still it is mostly to get the build material i want.
No hurry, i got rest of my life to spend on this.
havent noticed it 
Yeah. Grinding all those starberries to make syrup for that teaspoon of sugar to help the medicine go down. I tried singing while swinging the ol’ axe but it just comes out like moaning and grunting. Next thing you know you’re in a weird dance scene flanked by a couple of Road Runners and some flashing LED blocks. Some game. More like a good trip.
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Who knows 
may I suggest we get back on topic though please.
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Looks like someone is abusing multiple accounts and flagging posts. At what point will players be limited to 1 forum account linked to their game account? It’d go a long way to dealing with 90% on the trolling mentality going on.
Mainly still draining compound based, although I’m having fun with corrupted compounds aswell.
@anon67769248 to be fair we were off topic there for a bit 
Haven’t touched the forge since the nerf. Hoping the hammers I have in stock last me until I stop playing : (
@Prome3us and @anon67769248
Indeed it was going offtopic a bit too much, but the now hidden subject itself is an good base for an interesting discussion, maybe a Mod can separate these flaged posts into an own thread?
For ontopic answer by myself:
I was watching yesterday Merlns Video about Hammer Forging 2.0 and it looks maybe more complicated as before, but somehow also more as intended.
I think with a bit practice we will be fast back to nice Endgame Gear Crafting and don’t cry a single tear about old times anymore.
I just would like if more people share their experiences and make guides like @Merln it does. It would help all the people who are not that good in theorycrafting.
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Lol my posts were flagged, guess I should have really let fly, pretty soft…
You should play with it. You can still get the same 3x3 DD8 now. You don’t need Draining Compound to make one, for example. Nor Vigour Catalyst.
There’s lots of ways the changes were not nerfs and instead buffs.
Changes are good. Straight up nerfs are bad. It sounds like they went for changes this time instead of just letting the nerf bat fly.
If you buy chisels… avoid the quirks, as you end up with that purple buff on/off triggering a LOT