I can see the value in a new currency, it would be like saying "Why do the dev's make us unlock new faction reps, why can't we just ask our current factions to come along. It's about offering reward for new content without being able to bypass it entirely, I know that a good chunk of us simply earned thousands of tokens in the end of this and last expansion, and we've been given plenty of warning that we won't be able to carry it over, allowing us to spend it before it becomes devalued.
I can see the value in a new currency, it would be like saying "Why do the dev's make us unlock new faction reps, why can't we just ask our current factions to come along. It's about offering reward for new content without being able to bypass it entirely, I know that a good chunk of us simply earned thousands of tokens in the end of this and last expansion, and we've been given plenty of warning that we won't be able to carry it over, allowing us to spend it before it becomes devalued.