Talk:Iwatooshi/@comment-162.226.2.218-20150527192429/@comment-26215551-20150527194023

Smithing is RNG-based, but it's speculated that the time has an impact on the result. People have generally observed that if you use a recipe and get a good timer (e.g. 3:20 or 4:00), using the recipe again immediately has a strong chance of getting the same timer.