I do wonder if the game economy will change even a little bit now that bronzium full drops on characters will earn less shard value in that store. And I mean I wonder if players who are not newbies will purchase more items from the weekly shipments. Time will tell, but only analysis of online posts will give us a sample to interpret. I have a sense of how players feel about weekly shipments but no true belief.
I think personally 25K ally points for 5 shards of the eyeball implant salvage is a bad deal. Especially when one can get 3x5 (possibly more) 3 days a week from the challenges. But what else are you doing with ally points right now...