Have you actually read this thread?
If a question of "is something planned for this anniversary" is answered with references to new content and then there is the may update letter
http://www.ageofconan.com/news/month...pdate_may_2015
where it is fairly explicit, especially if you look at the context.
"will hold an anniversary celebration with great bonuses along with all new content."
and
"This year's celebratory content is going to be epic, so don't miss out on it! This new story line will be available to characters at level 20, scaling up to level 80. Our plan is for this new content to be a good source of XP for characters that are currently leveling. The max level characters will also benefit from the range of gear which will complement existing gear from other areas of the game.
We've got something for everyone during the anniversary! Happy Birthday Hyboria, here's to another year of thrilling adventures!"
This is at the very best misleading...
Also Ciriths post here in this thread as well as Sezmras letter in may did not mention paid for content at all...so i guess we were not the only ones mislead.
All avoidable by a few extra words in the letter. I assume Sezmra knows how to write and is not criminal, so i assume she was either not informed, told not to tell or mislead as well.
If i am wrong, please tell me what is the epic celebratory content where there is something for everyone DURING the anniversary?
Double AA gain does not work for f2p, so not for everyone. Sub offers are not for everyone (you can be subbed already). Paid content updates are also not for everyone (they are paid for and available not only during anniversary). New items you can buy are also not for everyone (same as with paid for content).
The sad thing is that probably not only the customers got a hit with this stunt (they probably will save some money), but everyone working on AoC did