If SE is going to keep things this way, perhaps they could implement the following to make it more alluring again:

1) Add all required MSQ dungeons, trials to the roulette. So this would add in Cape Westwind, all the primals, etc. People may be willing to take the gamble if several super-fast trials are possibilities.

2) If there are no sprouts, for the love of all that is holy, let people skip CSs

3) If there are sprouts, and you have to watch the CSs, I'd say bump up the exp some more. Make it comparable to running some dungeons instead.

4) Switch it to end-game tomes. Most people don't need Poetics.