Introducing the proper spin to the General Summer's Sale

Ok, first this is a perspective based understanding and not a know everything from both sides comprehension of the situation. The opinions below are based on general population opinion, complaints and potential server side response.

Ok, first thing to the GMs, your spin doctors suck. If you had wanted to represent the beneficial side properly you should've said the following:

The player base has been unhappy due to the growing prevalence of the 5.0aps Blademasters and Barbarians, these players will receive the least benefit from this sale within the reasonable price range.

Ta-da! the rank 8 does not benefit Blademasters and Barbarians.
However you should've also accepted responsibility for the simultaneous mistake made:

The company realizes the error in the simultaneous sale of the Medals of Glory and Mysterious Chip Packs, those these sales on their own would not have caused a major server problem, the sale in tandem shows a great lack of foresight for the loyal player base that doesn't have a great deal to spend on the game but instead work towards their goals through their gameplay and reasonable spending habits.

See how that works now, you show a possible consideration for the player base in the sale (rank 8 is a good part of the sale in balancing vs 5.0) and you accept responsibility for the flaws in your reasoning in expanding the sale.

So to the playerbase:

If you're not a 5.0 barb or BM be grateful for the $72 rank 8, you now have a chance at being competitive on the farming market again. If you haven't spent a penny on the game and you're a gamer... $72 is 1 new and 1 used game, and how many of those do you play for more than a year?

If you're under 100, spend the $72 now, you'll thank yourself later.
If you're over 100, spend the $72 now, you'll thank yourself now.
If you're a barb or bm that's 5.0, quit ********, you're good enough already.
If you're a barb or bm that's not 5.0... sorry, you got the short straw.