Great article, Darth. Also, it referenced good old CoX. I have to ask, looking at the picture of CoX they used, (included here)
[img]http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/news/273320/become-ultimate.jpeg[/img]

Who is that guy on the left (left of Citadel, right of Statesy) with the blue metallic suit with the red star burst symbol on his chest? And is that winged demon looking guy in the background Infernal, or something else? And who's the tiger guy? And wait, who's that little green dude way in the background, under Citadel's closed fist? I don't remember him either.

As for their mention of the Veteran Rewards, I think that kind of stuff should be kept to whatever rewards people in a way that doesn't discourage newbies from hopping in later. Like, for example, if you're going to make some form of cape a veteran reward, still have other capes which are available to everyone, just not THAT cape. If there's going to be a prestige pet cat, don't make it the only way to get a cat as a prestige pet, have a DIFFERENT looking cat that's unlockable or purchasable. One thing I liked about the prestige attack powers was that they were almost completely unnecessary for almost everyone, at least after you got some levels. Also, there were Crey CBX-9s that you could unlock if you just wanted a cool looking gun. I would see some amount of IGC or Stars as a viable vet reward too, as that stuff gets spent eventually.