Just because it’s “slower” does not equate to difficulty.
And on top of that, give us more choices in our progression.
Give us a Random Encounter in the Pit and allow us to get a huge Glyph upgrade for free.
Allow MasterWorking to have a high chance that on the 1st upgrade it can upgrade to Orange or Yellow instantly.
Sprinkle some fun in here.
Give us more choice and fun things to encounter in the Progression.