One thing that's kind of annoying me here is the the 'laziness' argument, because I find it rather insulting just to say we, in general, are obtaining Aegis for just that reason. Yes, it takes less amount of work to obtain, but it doesn't mean laziness, and I've stated my reasons for obtaining Aegis over BTS, but I'll reiterated a bit again. I originally had my sights set on BTS, and seeing as how it was such a random chance to obtain, I also opted to grab Aegis if my the crowns I was saving reached a certain excess, as I still wanted a pierce shield in general. Could I, pre-mission patch, gone for an Ironmight? Perhaps, but it still would have been a chance like BTS.
And the funny thing is that BTS eventually lost all priority to me, because it really wasn't that big of a deal to me. I was just having too much fun crafting other little toys like the heavy Catalyzer and so on, and that's the thing: fun. I enjoyed crafting all the various equipment that I had a much larger interest in, and that's one of the joys of SK: is choosing what kind of gear to work on first given the wide range of equipment we have. There is a HUGE variety of options to choose from, and BTS is just one option; but it's certainly not a necessity; and I certainly don't need it to have fun and do well at the same time.
Also, Batabii, both BTS, Aegis and CoA have a different form of aesthetics, and who will like it is completely subjective; in other words, we all have different tastes in art. I for one like the Aegis purely for the kind of aesthetic appearance, but it certainly doesn't mean I admire the art done for the other two. To say that CoA looks 'better' such a way is rather rude, no offense meant.
Well, as long as this game is 80% gear and 20% skill, the ones who are not informed well enough use aegis and rest will get BTS