Special item phase ebs

So I was just reading through random descriptions and things and saw the description to use an item when hitting an eb. At the end there is something about how using the wrong concoction(btw it says "còcktail" in the description.. naughty devs putting in bad words) of items could have dire consequences. Well, what if on item bars and used the wrong item, you would lose the amount of plunder payout that would have been gained if you used the right item. Now, you can go hating on this, "Thats the dumbest idea ever, who would want to lose plunder, blah blah," But I think it would make hitting items just a little more interesting, if not by much. Another idea is if you randomized the items used for certain bars. For example, say you run an eb and the item you need for the item phase is the "Mystical hammer", then you run the same eb again, and the item is "Locust swarm". Now I know these items are different prices, but what if they adjusted the payout per cost of the item, But still had a base payout per hit. These are just ideas, and may not be very good, but hey, just throwing it out there.