I'm not sure I was ever in acquisition mode because Reason has always seemed like an embarrassment of riches. Over the years, I have raised the bar for what constitutes an embarrassment of riches, but I still feel basically the same.
I love watching ads and reviews for many effects; they're like entertainment and I accidentally learn stuff about engineering along the way. But I don't buy (or even trial) until I have a concrete need and remember having seen a particular plug-in or category which addresses it. And the effects that bill themselves as creative (as opposed to clarifying a mix) usually just make me think the same things as I do about most synths.
If there's a category of plug-in which seems like inspiration on sale, it's Players. So far, though, none have been silver bullets, so I've become skeptical. Lately, Inspiral and Pattern Mutator have tempted trials. I just need some unstructured time…