For those curious, please don't think that all the higher level players do things in the same way.
I don't tend to hoard FC like some people, it seems like a useful commodity during past Sac events to take advantage of snapping up dupe warlords for sacrificing so that's what I usually do...
So now I pay the price, I have not got enough FC to get the beast so I have starting saving for him and a day later this event comes out... so let me see.... Beast is a sure thing once I have saved the FC where as spending some of my FC savings on this event could still prove to be fruitless and I will be further away from the beast as well..

Also can I say when ever one of these events come out, the Devs always tell us we have an exclusive chance of the main character, but have they ever defined exactly what "exclusive" is? I mean I know we can look at particular star rated characters drop chance in particular soul types but is exclusive defined in there too?

The word exclusive is neither good or bad but it is I think usually perceived as good or better chance than the norm..
Please keep this in mind fellow troopers..
I often wonder how these monthly board meetings go down at the LOTB head quarters, how they can work on methods of persuasion, perception, mind f***'s for the consumer, preying on the weak, taking advantage of all of us in one way or another.
I said it earlier but remember there will always be the next big thing, as long as we play we will always be chasing, except that we can't have it all, pay the price or simply walk away...I get closer and closer to the latter day by day...