So... I do somewhat empathize with the folks who want a "catch up" mechanic for the months they paid for VIP and didn't log in. However, there are tons of bonuses in DDO you have to log in to receive. It's not like if they run a buddy bonus weekend and I don't log in, I get to apply the buddy bonus when I get back. Same with any other temporary bonus. Same with participating in any temporary event like Night Revels, Mimic Hunt, etc. Also, when they did free daily gold rolls for VIP... you had to log in every day to get those. So not for nothing, but "log in to claim the prize" has been a mechanic of DDO's rewards for quite some time.
I think folks set bad expectations for themselves and then were disappointed that SSG didn't give the farm away with the new VIP rewards. Sorry to all those who feel disappointed, but it is only $8-15/mo after all. I'm sure this thread (and the future 5,000,000 threads about this topic that get started) will contain convincing arguments that sway everyone to agree that the rewards should be increased and the delivery mechanism updated... but at the end of the day it doesn't look like SSG is interested in making any changes to this program. Best of luck to you all as you commiserate over what could/should/would have been.