Rolled a new character to check out the story revamp and, yeah, this event is currently pretty terrible for those who are new to the game. First off, you may not even have a mount yet, never mind one that can fly. Then, assuming you can even get to the FATE before it's zerged to death, you may not even have any AoE abilities to even tag anything. More advanced players using BLU just makes this even worse.

I'm lucky, I guess, because I know what's going on and don't really care all that much personally about the event but this has to be a pretty bad look for those who aren't in the know and/or are truly new to the game. Sure the zerg fest will likely subside in a couple of weeks but that's still a crappy message for new players. "Hey, you might be excited for this event but sit there and be quiet while the big boys get to play."

I'm not saying players shouldn't fly or ride mounts or should abstain from using BLU, just try to be considerate if you can.