So... I don't understand the point of this thread.
CG said F2P can get to 65. There appears to be a whaling barrier to advance past that. Right... so it's like they said. F2P can get to 65. And that means... the Era system works as CG described it?
Also, we've seen new Era materials packs become available for crystals as more Era units are released. We're on the 3rd out of 6. We haven't seen one full Era yet. We're all still learning how to interact with this new system as we go. Presumably, the trend so far established will be followed and more Era mats will become available for crystals for those who want to go beyond lvl 65. There might have been some info on this in the datamine. I don't know, I haven't looked, I don't care enough about Era crap to look.
I'm gonna have to repeat myself, but I don't understand the point of this thread. Is your complaint that CG wants you to pay to go past lvl 65, when it has repeatedly been stated that F2P you can get to 65 by the end of the Era, and we're only halfway through it? Is this your complaint?