Most high school educated players could fix VW within 15 minutes of walking into the SE offices. There's no way the devs are that dumb. They know how it could be turned into a wildly successful and enjoyed event but if they do that it won't be a 3 year time sink. As long as people log on to do it, even if they hate every second of it, they will never change the loot system. At least not until they introduce some more time sinks. The thing they are dumb enough to do it seems is make the only event for a lot of people to do, a soul crushing crap fest.