This is an element I have seen missing from games for quite awhile and that is the ability to craft a low quality item or even a HIGH quality item. I remember in final fantasy 11 and I think Diablo 2 there was a chance to get an item with higher base stats and or special abilities or even bad things such as negative attack damage, decreased durability etc... This would I believe make the crafting more exciting!
i have been playing terraria with friends on the weekends and starbound on the weekdays solo and i find that the crafting boost to stats if very appealing in the game where an item can like a sword or an accessory can have base stats plus a random stat. The extra stat can also be traded for another random stat at the cost of currency depending on the tier of the item. That would be a huge benefit to a game like starbound. I feel like there is an ample amount of items but once you reach a certain tier planet like radiation planet all items from the gentle stars are basically trash. I agree 100% with this idea. every game i have seen implement this system has made it a hit.
