I disagree as it is clearly against EA's positive play policy which I quoted. The advice is always reach out however this got no answer so then what? I've read alot of these posts and sometimes you get great shards with co-operative and friendly players but sometimes you get some like mine where they are closed off and happy to screw you for kicks. I'm just unlucky with my shard but thems the brakes.
So yeah they are doing something wrong and it is definately exploitative of the mechanics. Afraid we won't agree on that but perhaps you have a better shard experience than me.
That was over a period of time including a 5 year hiatus, this was back when characters like the Revans were unreachable and the gear grind was alot worse. The game has improved massively since and I returned 2 years ago and had to play alot of catch up. So I spent alot of LSB's. Relic packs, Kyro's etc etc. It adds up faster than you'd think.
I'm lucky my job pays enough I can just indulge that kind of sum over time and I see it as a write off as it is. You don't invest in this game as people seem to think. But I have got my value over that time period and I have a fantastic guild, GAC is fun and I like Conquest. So there is alot of things this game does right but fleet isn't one of them.
My issue with the fleet system is I see it as unjust and unfair and I find that intolerable, the general gust of every post is that's just the way it is and either reach other and make an accord or just deal with it. That should never be the answer.
As I said, I don't expect anything of this other than putting my personal experience and view out there. I'll still play the game ftp as i have enough for it to not really matter but I am voting with my wallet. Plenty of other games I can spend on and just one less spending on this.