I always assumed the crafting system was working as intended. Crit 3 (or what ever flavor becomes more desirable) would be extremely rare. The point was that there would only be a few out there, not a common weapon for everyone. I never expected to have l33t gear all at once. That said, I won't complain if it becomes…
How about just telling us what the problem is when it goes down? Network switch,. server HW, code bug, beer spillage? I'm not asking for who frelled it up, just what was frelled. Give us view access to the bug list. Show us that we're being herd and issues are actively being worked on.
I can't see the Z-Store ships staying at L50. If they did, no one would buy them and PWE would lose money. Same for the Lobi store. The question I have is about lockbox ships. If they don't upgrade those, there is going to be a massive backlash.