Cosmic Exploration upgrade fates

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I couldn't find anything where cosmic exploration seemed to fit.

With the launch of Phaenna the devs have adjusted the upgrade fates so they automatically complete first time. This has some consequences that have made the situation worse than the problem they were fixing. On the one hand it now means that the fates are automatic and your contribution essentially means nothing, and on the other hand, even if you wanted to take part, you'll probably miss the brief window when it appears. At least when it failed that meant that you were given the specific time when it would rerun and so could plan to attend.

A lot of the problem could be alleviated if the progress bar used finer markings. As it is, when it reaches the last bar you only know that the fate will occur sometime in the next 24 hours or so. If it were divided further, even if it were hours, you'd be able to get an idea of when the fate would pop. Or maybe just add a start time once it hits the final bar.

I've missed several of the upgrade fates now, one by less than half an hour, since even checking the website doesn't help much. Having it update every half hour when there's only a 30 minute warning that the fate is about to commence means that it gives little to no warning that one is about to start.

It's so disappointing that even when you want to participate the system makes it so difficult for you to do so.