loftar wrote:For the record: The reason I wanted to try the Temp-Q mechanic in the first place was because I wanted it to be so that maximum-quality steel was a very rare thing, but that, with extra work, one could always improve the quality of one's steel. Of course, it was, on the other hand, a bad mechanic in that it encouraged grinding and macroing.
Loftar is trying to keep people away from maximum quality steel. If the cast to bloom/slag stage increased quality as well reaching your maximum quality for steel would be even easier.