I had a thought about one possible compromise/add on to the general uproar about adding dilithium to crafting; create special DOFF missions involving Daystrom institute. According to the history, Seven of Nine joined Daystrom after leaving the Borg task force. Maybe some top end gear, including some anti-Borg and/or anti-Iconian modifications could be crafted through maximum difficulty DOFF missions, where you would need at least one or two purple DOFFs to have a chance at success.
I like the idea of top items being difficult to obtain, but I also like the idea of using the fantastic new DOFF system, which is great for players who do not have multiple consecutive hours to spend playing, as an alternate way of obtaining top end and harder to achieve items/accolades/personnel.
PS - the purple El-Aurian DOFF is awesome! This could be a very cool way to interject new and old characters into the game - A purple shapeshifter DOFF or BOFF would be sweet!!
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