Hi there Mighty_Oakk, great topic which could yield some valuable feedback. Here are my suggestions:
1) Dial back the RNG: like you said there is just a little too much here. Feats such as the midnight alchemist and glowsricks should be on fixed recipe tablet or book.
2) Rework the lighting: like other members have said, its just too dark in shadowy areas, even in broad daylight. For example down by the river in bottom of the canyon on the western side of the map, running beneath the Bridge of the Chosen and around the Violet Isle. Sometimes I use a torch in the middle of the day dagnamit.
3) Restore the Maelstrom to its former glory: the Maelstrom lost all of its imposing, scary charm when it was toned down. Please change it back. Just look at the support it had to restore it.
4) Bring back flying rhinos: so much good fun and value were lost when we ‘fixed’ this. People had posts and imagesgalore sharing their humorous experiences. Please being it back.
5) Increase the stack size for ‘???’ artifacts: especially the lesser ones. Even increasing the stack to 100 would be a great improvement.