Woops! I bought the wrong item. (Too bad.)

[Datachanger]

I would question the belief that buying an earring instead of a ring will be the difference between success and failure in Savage. though. The difference in stats between the two is tiny (assuming you're referring to the fending accessories). If your static is having issues, I doubt that swapping an earring for a ring is going to be a noticeable improvement.

You would be right to question this! It's definitely not a hindrance to my team's progression. We even made a record amount of progression for week 1, so I am very happy with my team right now.
It more stems from the fact that it takes n weeks to get BiS, and that process is annoyingly gated by tomes. Making n = n + 1 just compounds the annoyance, especially when its your own dang fault.

As to the argument that the present system teaches you to be more careful, I'm not convinced it does, but I don't think game-systems should be designed to teach you 'valuable life-lessons' anyway. I find life quite capable of handing those out on a fairly regular basis, so I feel no need to get them from the game as well.
I play games for escapism and anything that makes playing easier and more fun without having a negative impact on other players, deserves to be considered.

Thank you very much for understanding. <3