Quote Originally Posted by Energizeric View Post
I thought plat only speeds up the process. Does it make the odds better too? Because with my luck the last 6 months, I'd have probably dropped 2k plat and still had no grand gems.

Maybe I'll do some offers this weekend when the plat rewards are extra high and I'll hold that plat aside just for gems and see if the results are any better.
Do not waste your plat. I've plat through timers during DOUBLE ODDS and nothing. This is purely 100% luck.

I've noticed if you have full maxed (5) slots of crafting, your odds seem to improve. Sometimes you get nothing, but generally speaking when I craft all 5 slots I noticed way better results.