The problem is, that those node items will decrease the chance of acquiring other things in the chest. The more things you add to it, the lesser chance you have at wanting something. Perhaps they could offer different variety of chests that are tailored for crafting/gathering.
Out of curiosity, what would you want more than a node? Let’s say, for example, you can sell the node for 200-300 gold. That’s enough for a couple of Black Lion Weapons.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Black_Lion_Chest#Contents
There’s more desirable things than those nodes, such as Tickets, Endless Tonics, Backpacks, Minis, etc. These items are more valuable because they can’t be acquired easily, where as with the node, the stuff from it can be gathered pretty much endlessly.
The first slot is always a booster, according to that link, which leaves 2 slots that are randomized for over 30 items. The list will keep growing, which makes the chance of wanting something even less.
The problem with acquiring the node, is that it might not sell when you want it to, or it might drop in price in the future. Even if someone finds it useful for their home instance, it’s still very limiting to it’s uses. In my opinion, it isn’t very useful or desirable compared to other items.
Items like that will probably discourage people to not even take their chances with the boxes anymore. The issue isn’t about selling it for gold either. It’s about getting an unwanted item, which then makes a customer disappointed. It’s sort of like those cracker jack toys you get in the boxes, or in cereal boxes. They lose their lustre after awhile, because you know you’ll be disappointed.
A better solution would be, to have specialized boxes. In that list, there are primers, salvage kits, banks, repairs, boosters, etc. These could be packaged into an Adventurer’s box for leveling or just general pve stuff. Or you can have backpacks, makeover kits, dyes, outfits, and other things in a specialized box for character customization. There probably isn’t that many items for a certain category to package them like that, but they could eventually do it. This would probably make people more interested in certain items, and would give them more incentive to buy boxes.
