We don't need them anymore.

[Voidmage]

And yet its the OP that's stamping their feet and throwing their toys away because they'd rather see them in the trash than see them shared, same as any other Feaster who agrees with them.

One wonders if they even deserved their spots at all if this is all it took for them to start crying and screaming. Or maybe they're one of those infamous win-traders? They certainly doesn't strike me as someone with the mettle to fight and climb, buckling and running as they just did, and it's not like they provided any proof of the things they allegedly "earned".

Oh well, guess we'll never know~

As much as I find the whole topic stupid and think those rewards should come back, I want to point out that Araxes was one of the few pvpers back then who actively spoke out on this forum against the blatant win trading.
I wasn't active back then here but was still following the forum (I think it was around 2017 or 2018) and I still remember a thread about it.

So while I don't agree with their stance, I really think they are a someone who earned those rewards fair and square.

Answer this: Why should FOMO not exist? It drives player engagement to certain content.

What drives player engagement is the ability to earn those rewards and not being told it's no longer possible to get them.
The carrot doesn't work if it's only a photograph.