3 Burning Beacons and 2 Quantum Pillars (The most efficient distribution) has a maximum efficiency of 6
per turn.
There is a chance (1/12) that any particular quanta produced by Quantum Pillar would be
.
However there is a chance (greater than or equal to 1/12) that any particular quanta used by Burning Beacon would be a
.
2 Burning Spires and 2 Quantum Towers (The most efficient distribution) has a maximum efficiency of 6
per turn.
There is a chance (1/12) that any particular quanta produced by Quantum Pillar would be
.
There is a chance (greater than or equal to 1/12) that any particular quanta used by Burning Beacon would be a
.
And Spires and Towers will tend to be out of sync. Either there are too few towers to sate the appetites of the Spires or the Spires will not deplete the non fire quanta.