^^^^This

^^^^This plus getting actual companion content would get me to re-sub.

I'm so glad I unsubbed. This conversion is piss-poor and all to the changes surrounding 5.0 are downright ******.

^^^^^^^This. I am COMPLETELY happy to RNG for cosmetic gear. It's a little annoying maybe, but more suspenseful than discouraging. Rolling for cosmetic items in Alliance crates is actually fun! Using an RNG to maybe eventually get the endgame headpiece I need rather than the hundredth tank-specced earpiece for my dps toon though feels far more futile and not even worth attempting. The reason why I like the commendation and construction piece system is I can optimize it and know I'm getting the correct item, not taking a crapshoot.

But Eric, the gear from mission drops is already completely useless. It is underpowered even if you are at level for the content. Will missions drop level-scaled gear or have a new alternative drop of actual value?

Yeah using random drops is a Bad Idea.