So they are not going to change the alchemy stone system because they don't want to hurt the less than ?0.1%? of players feelings? (more or less doesn't really matter, it is a small small amount) I think that is what I heard but someone could confirm or deny. It's pretty crazy that the devs know the system is bad but don't want to change it because they don't want to upset a very small amount of people. It's like going into a resteraunt and the chef is making a dish that he knows will get you sick but still gives you said dish. That is the best analogy I could come up with excuse my lack of eloquence.

We will have pity system, but it will be time gated content, because we need materials from dark rifts for enchancing alchemy stones.  Just do your weekly dark rifts and in 1 year you can get it, maybe.