I got the point, really I did.
Perhaps reward wasn't the best choice of words, but I still think it's mean spirited and short sighted of FC to lock everyone but the current subscribers out of testing the thing that so many of us have been waiting for half of this game's lifetime for. It really sucks when you support a company for more than a decade only to be treated like a poor relation as soon as you stop subscribing. This 'what have you done for me lately' attitude smacks of greed and utter contempt for customer loyalty.
Honestly, I don't even know why I bothered to complain. It's not like slapping a new coat of paint on what is essentially an utterly broken (from my perspective anyway) gameplay experience would be enough to get me to play again, anyway.