YIKES!! This whole "Free Membership until the 9th" thing was nice, for the 500 or so people who actually got it, but a big chunk of the rest of the Spiral is absolutely FUMING right now. I saw one guy in the Commons who was so fed up, he even threatened some poor soul who was just trying to calm him down!
KingsIsle, I don't know if giving free membership to only a select few players was a good idea or not, but everyone else who didn't get it are feeling left out, and some of them honestly feel like your playing favorites now. Perhaps you need to rethink your strategy here, before there's a full-blown riot?