Hammer & Anvil quality

[Sitting_Bill]

Can someone please tell me the *correct* quality formula for, say, a bronze steed?

I'm 100% positive I crafted an anvil with q81 bars - and the hammer q is 81 - however, the formula that I thought applied:

steedQ=(2*metalQ+anvilQ+hammerQ)/4

doesnt seem to work... For example, with q20 bronze, I get out a q46 steed, whereas that formula predicts q50...

Thanks a lot :S

[novaalpha]

heh.

[Girlinhat]

Perhaps it's similar to the animal hide softcap? The formula for animal hides is:
((Animal_Quality+Tool)/2+Survival)/2

That is, it first reduces quality according to the tool, THEN again according to the survival skill. Perhaps metalworking has a similar method?

[Sitting_Bill]

I'm pretty sure I'm not softcapping anything, my smithing is 100, and my strength is far higher than that.

[Girlinhat]

Probably not softcapping, but some other lower stat? Is the hammer, anvil, or anything else of questionable quality? Or does the steed require something like dex perhaps?

[Sitting_Bill]

Well, I'm nearly 100% the anvil was made using q81 bars. Thats why I want someone to tell me the correct formula

EDIT: What would be great, is if someone else, who 100% knows the q of their anvil etc, could post a result of their test

EDIT:

Test 1: q81 hammer, q81 anvil, q20 bar - q46 steed
Test 2: q81 hammer, q20 anvil, q20 bar - q31 steed
Test 3: q65 hammer, q81 anvil, q20 bar - q43 steed
Test 4: q65 hammer, q20 anvil, q24 bar - q30 steed
From these tests, it seems like the hammer quality is multiplied by 4/5 before the formula is calculated...

[burgingham]

heh.

Got more formulas to sell?

[min_the_fair]

Prisms and toy chariots both turn out to be softcapped by perception, of all things. Any way this could be an issue for you?

[Sitting_Bill]

nope, my perception is higher than all the qualities...

EDIT: Still wondering about this, if someone else can post a test that would still be wonderful