This made total sense in game and business. There should be a period of exclusivity. I am free to play but got Chewie, C3PO and Padmé all 7 star first pass. Got DR but not Malak or JKR first pass. Give CG a break. They have a delicate balance to run and I personally think they’re finding balance well.
I give them props for Malak event (though wish his rework only affected Sith leader abilities). However I had the thought in back of my head about if it also was addressing future kits. Low and behold, Dooku lead and TM gain would be approaching a DR/Malak Counter with the healing immunity/shock and Dooku TM gain.
Anyway, back on track. They made it clear that this event would be very hard and it was obvious that it would be easier after this reworks. Anyone devoted to getting a character can make it F2P at the second pass of the event anyway. I sunk resources into GG, B2 and Poggle to get Padmé and I have absolutely no regrets about that. They will be key in new TB and are a good investment