The finalizer event was scheduled for 11/5 and 11/18, raddus was 11/9 and 11 / 26 (so live as your game clock ticks over. I have the finalizer active in my client but I can’t play it. So depending on how this change is implemented it may turn out that we are locked out if already at 7*.
Now I do agree that it would suck if the scheduled events no longer comes around and are doable for us mid to end game players (ie loss of shard currency) but for younger players is a good thing.
For all the players who have not yet unlocked these capital ships this is a MASSIVE accelerator to finish those ships (and get ready for SLKR and Rey)..
Just saying that balancing the needs for the entire player base is not easy regardless of how good the underlying game engine is. Ideally we keep the cadence for shard shop currency and newer players avoid grinding these older ships for a looong time… might be great if CG can clarify this point?