Oh, I think I get it now. Well, a wee bit of randomness would be fun, though by nature gamers tend to analyze any randomness down to its DNA and then it becomes predictable.

Well, thank you for the explanations.

Personally.. the OP was an interesting read. I can't 100% agree with it. I spent entirely too much time in Sky and I'd classify those fights as boring. Also, pop-item farming can burn in Hades.

I'm not sure how I'd make the current end-game fights more fun, short of simply introducing more of them.