Oh my, let's go.
1. Nope. Not a favored toon on a newly minted hard node. Have many done already. But just because it doesn't affect me doesn't mean I can't advocate for others that it does.
2. Name me the toons this year that went to something other a single LS/DS node. Hyoda, Wampa, Matt, Starck, Spirit. Love these farms. Still takes time, but you can focus resources to make it slower or faster as you desire. What's wrong with options? All other releases went hard node. True there's no "rule", but can we at least diversify locations?
3. Many p2p players have left, or stopped spending, as well. Take a read in the Sith Raid or Sith Rewards threads. Never said only ftp players are unhappy, many player of all spending levels are unhappy. And as a rule, unhappy customers are a detriment to profit.
4. How much advantage is enough? 3 months? 9 months? We're talking about toons. We all know gear and mods make the difference. Should we have exclusive gear (crap, we do, don't we) or exclusive mods (oh crap, coming soon)? We're all told ftp can compete with p2p after a certain point. If that point is 9 months later, at the speed the game changes, that toon is no longer viable in most cases.
Also, I'm a spender. Not a whale, but spend more than I should. So this isn't a case of crying about people who do spend a lot having an advantage over me.
Did I miss anything?