I'd say that until the proper stats are increased by HQ, who cares!?

In all seriousness, I like having the 1/2/3. You can invest a little time into the mats and get pretty close to assuring yourself at least a +1, which is still nice to have. Instead of going 0/50+ on HQing something, you at least get a +1 or +2 along the way trying to get +3. Usually...