Can i suggest combining and burning of hive punks to result in a better rarity punk. New punk will have rarity > Rarity of X + ( a certain % from RNG of Y).
X= Higher rarity punk of the 2 punk selected for burn
Y= Lower rarity punk of the 2 punk selected for burn
The characteristics are randomly assigned to achieve this rarity (although the rarity of other cards might change after the burn)
This will create a demand for the floor.
I'm on board. There have been talks of this type of action before (not as specific as your formula that I know of), so you're absolutely on the right track. I imagined something basic like a merge like Archons in StarCraft. Most importantly, we need that floor to level up or else it's going to pull everything down with it until interest spikes again. Thanks for the contribution.