[NotMyWay]

i dont believe that placing ur stone in a particular spot makes any difference...

also, before the star stops spinning, the fate of your item has already been decided from the moment u click "begin". (i know because sometimes the item disappears from my inventory before finishing enhancement, and when getting titles i get them as soon as i click begin. and no, logging out will not salvage your item)

Im just wondering did they deliberately make a system such that u cannot succeed until after a few items have been broken? any thoughts on this?

i wasnt afraid of failure, for i knew there was a price to pay to get an item to +9, and i dont upgrade unless i am sure that i can afford replacements. I just didnt expect to waste about 200 elrues and not even get an item to +6... (1 lix=3 elrue, 1 xir=3 lix=9elrue), especially when it took so much less the first time....