Processing question

[Phoenix-Mask]

So from what i understand with higher mastery mass processing becomes faster then normal processing. But what about the output? Like for normal processing you have a random change to get a higher yield. Wouldn't that mean that even if i process the stuff faster i might risk to have less yield?

[Phoenix-Mask]

After looking around with google i couldn't find help so far. Most comparsions between processing and mass processing only talk about how much yield you have in a certain amount of time but never mention how much input they used.
I mean for example if i can mass process 150 potatos in the same time i can process 100 potatos it is normal that mass processing has a better yield then processing.
But in my eyes important would be if i have X potatos to process will both yield about the same amount of flour but with different amount of time used or will it be different.
Would test it myself but to low to get anything reliable

[Nathiri]

According to a post last year on the lifeskill discord, mass processing is just faster.

Once you're working with bigger volumes there's really no reason to use regular processing, you'd be at it forever!

[Phoenix-Mask]

Originally posted by Liguar:

According to a post last year on the lifeskill discord, mass processing is just faster.

Once you're working with bigger volumes there's really no reason to use regular processing, you'd be at it forever!

So as long as i only have small amounts it would be more worth it to do it the normal way to avoid the risk that the mass procession only gets a 1x multiplier for the yield?
Also do you maybe know if mastery also makes normal procession a little faster like some claim or does it really only affect how much you can mass process?

[Nathiri]

At small amounts you would smooth out the RNG effect on output and also suffer less from "processing is not going as planned!" I suppose.

I made a small sample of my processing at 588 mastery (master 3, using +3 processing clothes, alchemy stone, and the oasis event seafood cron meal)

single potato- 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2 takes ~ 6.5s each
mass (39 potatoes) 98, 88, 92, 97, 87, 112, 92 takes ~65 sec each.

Edit: so yes, looks like running for a long time the average output per potato is going to be the same, but it's quite a bit faster and since time is money in this game I can spend the extra time doing something else to buy more potatoes.

(don't ask me how many potatoes I bought on the marketplace today!)

[Phoenix-Mask]

Looking at how none of the yields can be divided by 39 i wonder how they calculate the bonus yield

[Nathiri]

Sorry, I have no idea about that!

[Phoenix-Mask]

Oh well thanks for the answers seems the information that mastery also affects normal processing speed was incorrect so i will only need the stones once i have so much stuff that mass processing might be better

[Nathiri]

NP!

https://grumpygreen.cricket/bdo-processing-mastery/

From there:


"Processing Mastery Info

Processing Mastery benefits even beginner processors as long as they have a Processing Stone equipped. (Requires Beginner 2 Processing.)

Processing Mastery uses up the same materials, but just makes Processing faster.

Processing Mastery does not change the average output yield of 2.5 per Process recipe completion. "

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So maybe it's just the wording that was confusing as the effect of mastery on processing speed is via the amount of raw mats per mass process.

And do note that clothes and buffs are required for best success rate. I don't have the cash shop set, but the other stuff works well enough all together.

Good luck with your processing :)