See, you say mid to late game is an issue, which I partially agree with. But then you want this system so that you'll be able to get every magazine/schematic you need even faster by being able to specifically craft the ones you need. Which would mean you wouldn't even have the ongoing hunt for those needed books later into the game. Seems backwards to me. RNG drives the game. While I admit there needs to be more to drive the later part of the game, taking out the loot hunt part of late game is not the answer.