I rather enjoyed visiting a friends home in game for a few nights this past week to chill and play her slot machine while waiting in queue. I will agree the rewards seemed a bit much and I expected there would be a change (nerf.) What I did not expect was how drastic it would be. I understand how some people would be upset and I was disappointed that what made waiting in queue for a few days less painful became pointless. I do not have any extreme emotions either way but I do think there was a happy medium that was passed over as it went from one extreme to another. My hope is that it was in error and it is fixed and becomes something more reasonable and worthwhile.
It's sort of like the cantina qt waypoint on Rishi. I was hoping they would add one and when they did it was buggy and resets on logout and now needs to be fixed again. I know how unpredictable code can be between in house testing and live public servers and these tings happen. I do not believe the devs were at all malicious or trying to scam anyone. I know they are certainly aware of the problem and with a little patience it will be fixed and working as it should as will the qt point in the cantina on Rishi. Many other rebalancing or additions that don't work as hoped can be found as examples in any MMO or game that receives updates.
I know that to many this may seem more real because an exchange of very real currency occurred for this item in many cases. I know how frustrating this can be, especially in the current economy where so many feel like there is no upward mobility. It hurts when you feel like you might have been cheated and your feelings are valid no matter what anyone says. I doubt however that it was intentional on the developers part and am confident it was in error and will be repaired. In this light its best to just take a breath, and find a way to get some joy in the parts of the game you fell in love with before this issue. Your voices are clear and heard, I'm sure of it and there will be a response from the community relations team as soon as they meet with their bosses and the cm development team.
I know some may be too caught up in their feelings to pay attention to this and there are trollers who may distort it. I just wanted to share my perspective and ask for some calm no matter how futile it may be.