uhh just because luck is involved doesnt mean skill or knowlege is useless. You ever heard of poker? blackjack?

no currently you cant make HQ everytime, but yeah how well you play the game influences your chance of a good result. however regardless of whether getting hq is skill/knowledge or whatever, leveling is so completely not, and it takes you longer, add to that no matter how well you play the game, you essentially get the same exp no matter what.

so yeah the op has a point