I agree, Im kinda over reading people whinging about this stuff.
The cartel packs for Season 1 are a trial. To see how well they go. Of course they are going to try out new things and yes the classic armor boxes in the "space Pirate" were probably a bad choice. But they had to start somewhere, to get feedback and improve.
Also with the event, If you don't like PVP or if you only want to PvE, the skip the PVP quests. Simple as that. It's not like your missing out on much..
As for people whinging about, the quests being boring, maybe this game isnt for you, I personally love the quests and its only day 3 of the event. Honestly, if you remember back to the Rakghoul event, the missions took time to open up, that might be the case here, especially on the ship. But it's hard to say, only time will tell.
Tellod (The Bastion)