Gem drops don't drop anymore and fail rates even with max con are insanely high. The risk reward is so horrible that nobody can make gems anymore and so separation drills are now also impossible to get. Worst of all, chems are useless because no one is willing to buy them. Players are unable to make any money from drops anymore.
I know you guys want paradigm runes to be important, but please don't kill off a part of the game to make that happen.