It seems to me that the system is going to make it more difficult to IO your character out as you progress from 35-50. Right now you can run an ITF from 35-50 and get about a lvl a run. That means you get 15 random recipies. Now you will get 375 merits, which equates to only 10 "rolls".
Removing the post TF random recipie ruins the entire system for me. I never understood why people complained about that process so much...