Veteran Reward changes - Big slap in the face for long time vets?

[Vaer]

We want players who paid $156 and $624 in their subs to be treated differently. What's the point to pay $468 more if you gain no benefit from it?

While the change itself is pretty lame for people that have not dropped a sub since the game came out, this is just opening another can of worms. What about people who buy from the cash shop a lot? Should they be treated like royalty in comparison to everyone else?