[Suggestion] Give us optional and very expensive rolls with guaranteed progress.

[lemny]

I took 50+ G5 range rolls on my already descent modified FSD with no better outcome at all.

Why not having the opportunity to buy expensive rolls for 3,5 or maybe 10 times the amount of materials, which then rolling between the actual stats and the best possible outcome.
Still RNG, but a little bit progress is there for sure.

These "expensive" costs could even be an additional very very rare material or so.

That would be result in much more fun with the engineers. And it's only viable by nature if you already have 90% of the best possible results.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

I'd be up for something like that.

Add a couple of ultra rare materials or data to reduce the negative effects on the rolls.
Still RNG, but tipped in your favour.

For example, say you have 3 stats to roll,
Stat A ranges from +50 to +100
Stat B ranges from -100 to -50
Stat C ranges from -50 to +50

Rare material X could change stat A to +75 to +100.
Rare material Y could change stat B to -75 to -50.
Rare material Z could change stat C to -25 to +50.

You could add all rare 3 materials if you wanted, or just 1 or 2. Mix and match, more interactive.

Thoughts?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

 

[Riverside]

If another layer of recipes is added, like a kind of level 6, with no RNG at all & fixed outcomes, I would be happy enough with this, although personally I'm not a fan of continuing escalation.

It does mean that pretty soon everyone has the same stuff & would level the playing field (in PvP at least) once everyone had upgraded.

I think if you add yet another layer & leave any RNG in it will improve nothing & just increase the grind for those that feel that way about gathering materials.