So the devs knew this would bring up negative discussions ahead of time lol. What an interesting game design. If they knew it could have been mitigated, then why not do something about it before releasing it to negative backlash.
For me, I’m disappointed in how low the payout is for the free track. At the reward amount it is currently, the devs are either trying to guilt people into getting the elite pass (and only using the elite pass+ to make the elite pass look good) or essentially waste people’s time for some very meager resources.
Does that reward track even make sense? You might end up spending more resources overall to get back what they’re offering depending on the week.
The problem is that stat bonuses are also involved, so people are mostly expected to do the free path, even if the time spent isn’t worth what’s being offered.
This is coming from someone who was planning to get the elite pass before any of this was announced anyways.