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They couldn't help but try and make "getting randomized components" sound like a good thing
The surprise spec mechanic gives buyers a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Are you in marketing?? If not, you should look around and see if you could.
It's a meme where a game company said something similar.
Apparently it's got a whole section on Wikipedia now: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront_II_(2017_video_game)#%22Pride_and_accomplishment%22_comment
that was my dry attempt at saying what a failure that team was when they said that, and you know it had to be someone high up that approved it.