Autovend

[Story Teller]

Cons:
-Other new players want good spots as well

Pro:
-Get better equipment faster (with third party help)

In other words, the choice the GMs made is to create balance with limitations. It's not friendly to player and that is because it was intentional to make 'challenge-based' result. You explained that your friend were 'lazy' to vend, but that is because we are humans that we always take the easy path in our life.

reality equals fantasy in terms of efficiency

Why walk when have a car? = Why hunt an MVP card when I can buy it?