Core Gameplay, build off momentum

Overall, I have loved the update and wanted time with it to marinate my opinion. I think the catchup features are great for new players and veterans. Many people made new accounts to reap the rewards, and I feel like it was overall net positive. With that being said I have a few points of emphasis I'd like to suggest to start 2026 off on the right foot. 

Focus on your core gameplay attractions: GAC is the lifeblood of this game; without it the community would be fall apart fast. People love to compete especially in games with this kind of time commitment. Modes like GAC and TW encourage this and should be the prioritized rather than PVE. People love PVE too, but they aren't playing the game anymore for that. YouTube alone proves this, as all content is centered around getting ready for GAC. Taking rewards from TW was a mistake. Not fixing early GAC matchmaking is a mistake. Putting all effort into Coliseum without any type of game mode that can sustain theory crafting is a mistake. All of these discourage extended time on the game and make people get off faster, turning the game into a chore to do list. People look forward to GAC not clicking sim 12 in galactic war

Ease back Cash Grabs: With the holiday season I have noticed most of the "festive" deals are still so centered around heavy spenders. Almost all store options are bad value outside of LSBs. Give some crazy deals at low cost, surprise people, why not? don't just reward them after you shoo them from the game with mistakes and bad updates. Whales will always whale, focus more on the people on the edge of spending money, give them deals that force them to swipe the card rather than release 1800-dollar characters. Dropping a $20 bundle with the value of $50 doesn't hurt a game like this... it's why so many people are attracted to the LSBs, the value is too good to pass up! More of this less of the $100 G12 bundles that no one pays attention too

I have big hopes for 2026 and year 11, thank you CG