So in "Refine Item" of Crafting we will be able to reroll only ONE perk in our weapons and curios and rest will be blocked? WHY? Why are you trying to make that game so RNG grindy?! Why Vermintide 2 did it so much better?

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I can give you a very simple example.
On my Sharpshooter I want a Plasma Gun right now. It’s not a “meta” thing, I just want one because I like the way it plays. I have enough materials farmed by simply playing with my friends to get it up to Orange Quality from Gray.

  1. For 2 days there was none in the Shop when I was playing the game. Is my time and decision being respected?

  2. I find myself playing other games instead and logging in at the hour to check the shop for the Plasma Gun. Is my time being respected? Do I have an in-game way to amend this? Can I perhaps obtain a Gray Plasma Gun through gameplay? No I can’t. Would the Resources and Ordo Dockets help? No they would not.

  3. I actually once again log in in the morning just to check Sire Melk’s wares. Nothing he offers is of any use to me due to not being the weapon type I want. Is my time being respected here? My choices maybe? Do I have any Agency in amending this? No.

  4. I have decided to “settle” for a rather mediocre standard for the Plasma Gun of my dreams. All it has to be is >350 Base Stats, decent enough (70%+) rolls on Damage and Thermal Resistance. Apart from the fact that I’ve not seen one in the Shop or at Sire Melk’s Disappointmentium, I doubt I’ll get one with high enough Stats to bother upgrading it. I have given up on getting Perks and Blessings I want - I just want a weapon that is decent enough. I can’t have it due to the Shop and Sire Melk RNG. Is my time being respected? My choices maybe? Can I amend this through gameplay? Could I amend getting a substandard Plasma Gun through gameplay maybe? No. I cannot.

And now, for a non-Sharpshooter specific example:

  1. On my Zealot I have rerolled a Contract enough times to lock it in place. Namely it requires me to complete 6 Secondary Objectives in Hab Dreyko. Now, before you comment on rerolling it - it was Magistrati Oubliette earlier, then Vigil Station Oblivium, all requiring me to complete 6 Secondary Objectives in a specific Mission. It’s locked now. There is no Hab Dreyko Missions with any Secondary Objectives at the terminal for the 3rd day in a row. Is my time being respected? Do I have any Agency here? Can I amend this through gameplay? No. My Zealot’s Contracts are simply bricked this week.

The Systems in place are simply disrespectful to the Player and there is no Gameplay solution to bad luck at all. What other Players and I end up doing is try to log in every hour while playing other Games in the meantime or just not bother at all and rely on sheer luck so that when I log in to play with my Friends the Shop will provide what I want. This is completely antithetical to any form of Player Agency or Choices, it doesn’t respect the Player’s time at all either. And it goes against what Fatshark themselves claim right here: Dev Blog: Crafting in Darktide
Putting aside whether the Crafting System and Perk rerolls actually are intended to “reduce RNG” and “provide strategic choices” as they claim, how does that relate to the atrocious RNG Shop systems and the Mission Terminal?
It seem that the Player has a very simple Strategic Choice to make here: Not play at all and log in just to check the Shop and the Terminal.

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