Why are you releasing new stuff if you can't tell us when it will be available on the progress path?
Or why are you releasing new stuff into the game if you're having trouble deciding where to place them on the progress path? Is this really about fairness to newer players? If so what do you think will happen when a new f2p player comes into the game and they see paying players have something they want to play with and they don't know when it's going to be available to them? It can't be about new paying players because they don't have to worry about the progress path. So what's the freaking deal?