Dev's You better answer!

[Abriael]

If they could apply, they had an account that allowed them to do so.
Everyone has the same chance as everyone else.

Only that not everyone should have the same chances as everyone else, per the rules that Square Enix themselves set.

Inactive accounts could not apply at all for most of the application time. They were allowed access (probably accidentally) only towards the end. It's a proven fact.

[Gramul]

Only that not everyone should have the same chances as everyone else, per the rules that Square Enix themselves set.

Inactive accounts could not apply at all for most of the application time. They were allowed access (probably accidentally) only towards the end. It's a proven fact.

Then it became active at that moment and they took that window of opportunity. Why is this a problem? They didn't break any rules.