Again... I find myself confused when people complain about additional opportunities to receive "free" stuff...
I realize that from a certain perspective these event rewards aren't "free". Yes... you have to pull shards in order to get these rewards... but what are shards good for if they are just sitting on your account? You don't get any type of bonus from having a ton of shards horded. They are worthless until you pull them. So how is an event that is offering you free rewards for something you will eventually do anyway a bad thing?
@Swiftblade - You have 11 Sacred, 148 Ancient, & 26 Void Shards on your account. What are your plans for them? What good are they doing you right now? I'm guessing that you're holding them for either a Double Legendary (for your Sacred Shards), 2X, or Guaranteed event. If that is the case, and the rewards for this event are not enticing to you, then don't pull your shards. It's not like there is even anything locked behind this event. No fragments, no Rare or Epic Champions needed for a fusion, no event currencies, etc.
In my opinion events like this are the most beneficial to F2P players. They offer the opportunity to pick up items that, as a F2P player, they don't otherwise have access to. If you are F2P, how many opprotunities do you have to recieve an Mortal, Immortal, & Eternal Soulstone as well as 2 Legendary Skill Books?
It also benefits the low to mid-level spenders since these players look for what they precieve as "deals" & would view this as "buy one get one free".
The fact that people believe that events such as this really affect the "whales"at all is actually comical. Those individuals can pretty much buy any of these rewards at almost any time. I consider myself a low spender and as of now I could purchase 19,670 energy, 9 Legendary Skill Books, 6 Epic Skill Books, & 6 - 5* Chickens just from my current "Limited Special Offers" tab in the shop.