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Another issue is that aside for endgame content and deals, top 7* progression cannot be reached through gameplay. Radiance price of t7b serves the top 0.1% of BG players, t7b isn’t available in glory loyalty or token stores.
So yeah, a 5 month gap is huge. It means that if you skip the deals, the only competitive mode that matters is not going to be fun, to say the least. And this adds a lot to the feeling of being extorted, in order to stay anywhere near the top of the game.