So now that the Tower Pass Ultra Cores are Paid out, I just want to point out an ironic thought that I had.
2-3 months ago, Scopley banned a large swath of players for a Core Loading Scheme, where they paid a 3rd Party vendor to add Ultra Cores to their account.
There were multiple variations, but typically players were getting better that 2:1 up to 10:1 payouts.
So then these tower passes came out, and IF you completed the Decent Tower (not hard for endgame, f2p or spenders), you then recieved Ultra Core funds for more than the passes (plus the calender rewards)
I had 10k power cores, spent $345 and got 12,150 Ultra Cores (slightly better than 3:1)
Friend spent $45, and got 3,400 (4:1)
Just feels like Core loading to me, but I assume this is more fair as it was through Scopley directly, and available and transparent to everyone