Focussed Datacrons

Look, we all saw the joke r9 CUP packs on April Fools. It was a wonderful little joke and netted CG a couple hundred thousand $$. Personally I like this kind of thing just like I like the tradition of slipping 3 Clone Wars Chewie shards in to various May 4th, November anniversary, Christmas giveaway things. It's all in good fun. 

And no, no one should HAVE to buy such packs, that's part of what makes them fun. You're not really worried about losing competitive advantage by not taking them. 

That said, now that we have focussed DataCrons, I think it would have been fun to have a cron custom designed for CUP to solo one S-tier defensive team. Just CUP, standing like a god, smashing Reva or Qadme or whoever is the new shiny. Even tailor it to neutralize the advantages of a datacron that benefits that team, if there is one. It's only one battle per GAC and/or a few battles per TW. And you would have to put a lot of resources into the focussed cron that you would then not have available for other Crons. And your opponent could choose not to place the particularly vulnerable squad on D. (Though obviously CUP could still beat many teams with a focussed cron, just not necessarily S-Tier teams it's not designed to beat.)

Because we're on a 4-week cycle and not a 1-month cycle, there won't always be new Crons introduced in April (which I think is the best month for something like this, bc of April Fools). But having a Super Saiyan Clone Wars Chewie Cron in November would also be fun (along with an anniversary r9-CWC pack?)

There are many poor toons that folks have had to boost for TB Ops. I like the idea of CG throwing a bone to the people who have invested the most to benefit their guilds and/or players who -- in the spirit of the long-running jokes about CWC & CUP -- find some joy in being part of this sometimes-silly community.