My friend receive a code and he logged in for the Lohlunat Festival on Risa, did the Crystalline Catastrophe several days to get the shards he needed to get the event rep done, and played through Butterfly to get the sci console. So, he has been at least somewhat active and still got a code.
I understand why they had to alter the reputation system. Between the power creep and the effect that the old reputation system would have had on alienating new/newer players when the revamped PvP came out was a problem that needed to be addressed. However, the way that they "fixed" that problem has alienated many of the…