This thread assumes that the highest value items (Fenrir, Cloud) were intended to be a grind. It seems far more likely from the pricing that at this point in time they were intended to be purchased by Jumbo Cacpot winners only. You have a 1 in 10,000 chance of winning the Jumbo, so 1 in 200 characters are likely to win in the next year. That doesn't seem so bad for rare items and makes the Jumbo genuinely exciting. We of course also have the currently unknown TT tournaments and any future changes to prizes.

The real complaint seems to be that some people wanted to grind for Fenrir and are disappointed they can't. That doesn't make it bad, just different.