In no way I intend to offense anyone here, but here’s my point of view on blueprints. I am no crafting expert but I know one thing, blueprints are strategic items that on reloaded have even greater impact than on 2238 because of possible bonuses. I understand that for treasure hunters it’s very interesting because they basically do what they like to do plus they get good money for that. Nonetheless for others this activity can be highly boring not to mention it’s luck dependent and if you are unlucky you can keep searching for months and you will never find a blueprint you want.
For example having +1 PE + 1 AP Combat armor and -1 AP sniper rifle in a battle is a huge advantage and since I know how unbalanced PvP can get, it’s very hard to like this bp system unless you are a mad bp hunter or you are rich enough to buy all blueprints you need. PvP in this game is very competitive and many old players don’t like pure random. You can counter almost any situation but you can’t constantly counter luck. Nobody would play as a sniper that has LK 1 with a very low chance to critically hit. If your enemy wears tesla, you can bring your avenger build, if your enemy is a big gunner you can bring another big gunner. If you see more enemies than your team has, well there is still some chance to gather more people if you have contacts, or you can try to outplay them in lower numbers. Everything is possible but when it comes to good gear you are dependent on luck, either way without putting a huge effort in it you will never get blueprints you need. And even if you were a billionaire there is still a small chance that others won’t be willing to sell their blueprints.
However, I understand that treasure hunters want to keep finding “treasures”, otherwise the whole treasure hunting would be pointless (the same way as grave digging is), so I suggest that there is 1% chance for PA, Vindicator, Pulse rifle or other goodies to spawn in these lockers. That way treasure hunters wouldn’t lose their motivation and could sell their treasures in auctions, while competitive PvP would be saved for average people, who just want to have some fun and to know they have similar fair initial settings.