It's an indefensible decision. It takes around two years to hit 4M GP as a f2p player and meanwhile CG has arbitrarily yanked CAT shards out of the Conquest store (Razor Crest are still there) with no notice then added this GP requirement without a heads up. And all for what? So that people who started playing longer ago can spend 23,200 crystals to get CAT over six months while newer players have to spend 39,600 over 11 weeks?
This has to be the stupidest thing to throw away community goodwill over, CG. Please drop the GP requirement.