I feel like there is a lot of misplaced anger here. Why *wouldn't* these modes include p2p characters? We have been told over and over and over again that all characters will eventually be farmable. You can't complete all platoons because of the new Ewoks this time? Well, in a couple months you will be able to. Can't blame them for giving us something to work towards.
I think the only issue happens to be ships like the Falcon and Reaper being required, since even with $5k you cannot get the Reaper. If those ships are going to be required moving forward, we should be given a proper way to farm them.