Right now patterns (guaranteed 600 roll) are extremely rare and have less practical value than shards due to their potential for rolling dex/foc
Please make shards and patterns usable together or make it so the patterns also allow the attribute to be chosen.
To get a pattern you need to have both at least +100 extra aptitude levels and 1% drop chance from a crafting profession 3rd tier container, which is already a pain to get. Make it worthwhile.
I agree. When patterns and item shards were detailed in the patch notes I knew that patterns would be useless. You have a much better chance of rolling a 600 gear piece using an item shard than you do rolling the correct attributes using a pattern. I would much rather have a 595-599gs piece that had the correct stats and perk that I wanted than a 600gs with unusable attributes.
No only are patterns more rare, but they also use more legendary materials. Hopefully AGS is monitoring the use of the patterns and change this in a future update.