Originally Posted by
arkanon
Yes I agree there are differences in the rewards, but both are a system you are expected to commit to, to some extent, and swapping your "loyalty" from one to the other incurs some negatives. I genuinely dont remember all the rewards for A/S, but I seem to remember it being gems or patterns? I could be wrong, but at the time, it was considered quite an important decision, at least to some players.
I like to think that the covenant system would have been far more positively received if all the rewards were cosmetic only, with the abilities just being talents - maybe a special final row where you can pick one, but i think that is wishful thinking.