Engineers Why is Engineering result random and not a fixed result you would expect from an Expert?

[Maolagin]

Exactly.

When I engineer something I always do it to Grade 5 (except Life Support - I'm not going to Colonia to get THAT G5) so I always make sure I have enough mats to roll for each grade i.e.:

G1 = 2 rolls
G2 = 4 rolls
G3 = 6 rolls
G4 = 8 rolls
G5 = 10 rolls

This way each module I engineer is guaranteed to be 100% G5.

Or ...

As Ian pointed out above, for about 90% less effort, you could max out the G4 level and usually have something 90+% as good as fully G5. And even if you must have that G5 cachet, the rolls needed to go from halfway complete to maxed out G5 are purely a tax on obsessive behavior. Just don't do it if you even slightly value your time!

 

[Kekkonshiki]

Or ...

As Ian pointed out above, for about 90% less effort, you could max out the G4 level and usually have something 90+% as good as fully G5. And even if you must have that G5 cachet, the rolls needed to go from halfway complete to maxed out G5 are purely a tax on obsessive behavior. Just don't do it if you even slightly value your time!

My OCD will not allow me to have anything other than 100% G5.

It's my Hell and you can do whatever you want.

 

[ElectricFactory]

I have to agree. Even from a lore standpoint the randomness of it feels arbitrary and frustrating.
One man's opinion.

It should be a fixed amount per level, random rolls should have no place here.

 

[Raino]

Engineers used to be random, now a days it is nearly a straight thing, little to none randomness in my eyes
You should have been around when we rolled the dice for upgrades