Yes, I'm sure they could but it seems like quite a bit of work in order to fix a small oversight. It would force the devs to implement a new item, it would have to drop in a certain area (AO3 perhaps), it also really would fix the issue of screening a team for an OL run (unless this new item has an exclusive look).
Also, elixirs are coming back withe 1.7.2 so that could put this issue to rest:
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...-Version-1.7.2
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