If you gain these marks, you still need honor points to purchase items.
Also, people that don't have good gear, not high enough level, won't be able to compete.
And thus rendering them unable to purchase honor stuff.

So basically, this is an event only for donors the way I look at it.


And also: This is a good opportunity to look at a previous suggestion of me, Marks of Honor. Exchanging solarian for marks of honor, so hosting normal events will give players a chance to purchase the marks themselves.