So after reading all the posts it's not hard at all to see why f2p players feel angry, disappointed, and/or frustrated. I mean take your pick of emotion there but when you dropped these events for the anniversary it only took one look to feel like Oasis cares about one type of player.
Now I'm a moderate spender so for me some of these events are good, but that's not really the point at all. An anniversary should be a happy time for all the players that enjoy this game we play together, instead we got a series of events so lopsided that it only reinforced the divisions we have in game. Now I'm going to be as polite as possible here, but after a year where we dealt with some pretty frustrating community issues, behind the scenes drama, and quite a few poor events (especially around holidays), it's just baffling to see this outcome again.
It may be obvious by what I wrote, but it's sad to say that I expected to be disappointed today so I'm not even upset. I just feel bad for the people that were hoping to celebrate this anniversary with events that were inclusive of all types of players.