Five-Tailed_Artificer

The accolade part of it stings the worst, out of all of it. That, of all things, should NOT be behind a paywall, and should've been put in for those who had been either present during the 10th year anniversary, or who had been around for long enough that they can definitively say that they've supported the game for 10 years. Even if the other stuff isn't fixed, the accolade part should, at the bare minimum, not be stuck behind that dang paywall.

Aye, people can indeed be upset on this one, especially since this is a bit of a big departure compared to how DE used to handle situations like this. The last time we had a situation of this magnitude, we only really learned about after they had fixed it by removing the offending issue, and that was the paying platinum for randomizing the natural colours of one's kubrow, because it turned out to be too much of a slot machine. I can only hope that we, as a community, are able to get through to them and get them to do the right thing. I just somewhat fear that it may end up being a situation similar to what happened with the Hema research, where they say that because people already got it, they can't change it because it would be 'unfair'. Granted, that's one that could've been fixed with a script in-game, whereas this one does also involve actual money, so, somewhat different, but similar as well... Hm...

They did used to be time limited, and I do remember that part of the game's history as I had been around for it. I also distinctly remember how it used to be that the stuff in the Founder's Program was supposed to be the only things that would never make a return, given how that Excalibur Prime, Lato Prime, and Skana Prime were supposed to remain a Founder's exclusive. With how the Heirloom collection is being set up, it almost sounds like it may be a repeat of that, but... being done in a way that doesn't exactly feel as well set up as the original Founder's Program. Warframe's at a point now where it has enough funding to not really worry about going under any time soon, so thus the need for something that's FOMO-esque in setup is not going to go over well... Especially with a game that for so long, managed to avoid that crap for the most part. Predatory practices within the game only seemed to start to crop up once Tencent had managed to get hold of access to Warframe. Inevitably, the monetization systems in a free to play game do have to adapt, as to keep up with times. However, at the same time, those new systems need a means to be kept in check, otherwise they spiral out of control and become FOMO and other predatory tactics that are specifically keyed in such a way to psychologically manipulate others into purchasing.

I will admit, I normally am more of a diehard fan for this game, for the most part. However, the Heirloom Collection definitely gave me pause and made me wince. This... this feels like a dangerous precedent that is going to be set, especially if there's ZERO way of earning the Heirloom skins within game, or obtaining them with platinum. It hurts especially since the Frost Heirloom skin looks really good, but... I can't in good faith support a purchase like that. I get it, DE needs money to run the game. That being said, the way that this collection is being handled is... not good, and that's coming from a player that's been around for 9 years. I'd be more fine with it had they just had a barebones pack with just the skins, or a means to obtain them in game. However, locking it all behind a paywall of at least $70 if you want just the skins (And the stupid Regal Aya that is likely in there just to bolster the price) is scummy.