Incubators - Suggestion

Incubators desperately need some love.

Their value is very limited, and the way that they function is dull and boring.


Idea:

Introduce a new crafting station to hideouts: an "Incubator bench". The bench displays a series of incubator slots. Incubators can be placed into those slots. After an elapsed time, the incubators are ready to hatch.

By slotting incubators adjacent to each other on the bench, there is a chance (RNG) that they merge together in interesting ways.


For example:

Ornate - Ornate - Diviner's = Merges to reward 4x currency and 2x currency div cards

Scarab - Scarab - Scarab = Merges to reward 5x scarabs with a greater chance of higher tiers



If there is any chance of enhancing the rewards, players will engage with the mechanic. It's an effective way to breathe some life into an otherwise soulless mechanic.