YOU CALL THIS A EVENT??

[ovIm]

I'd have this more rather than running event dungeons for RNG drops which I get only 1 chance per day, account wide, where event exclusive rare items have a ~1% chance for you to get it.

Here, I finish a quest series, get the event items and ... get to look around and enjoy the rest of the event on my own.

Almost no one wants an exorbitant RNG grindfest like you describe. People simply want to play the game and not just read a bit of text, that surely is not too much to ask?
Currently, there is no "rest of the event" after you have read through the questline. No fates to band together, no unique challenges to tackle with friends. You simply read a bunch of text by yourself.

[Arrius]

Almost no one wants an exorbitant RNG grindfest like you describe. People simply want to play the game and not just read a bit of text, that surely is not too much to ask?
Currently, there is no "rest of the event" after you have read through the questline. No fates to band together, no unique challenges to tackle with friends. You simply read a bunch of text by yourself.

I get to find some NPC's from other places that show up at the venue and watch them chat, and there are the mansion and garden area I use for snapshots for myself and with friends.

That may be a dull thing for some, but I do like the smaller things and appreciate the places available for the duration of the event.
Sure, showing some initiative by yourself might be offputting, but SE has the gaming community in-game in mind when it comes to that. Else we wouldn't get things like the Nimble Warrior Tower where everyone collectively tries to get to the top, or the explosive photo stage during the Moonfire Faire for a quick snap op.

Could there be more? Sure.
But saying there's nothing else there? Nah.

[ovIm]

I get to find some NPC's from other places that show up at the venue and watch them chat, and there are the mansion and garden area I use for snapshots for myself and with friends.

And no one says these things should cease to exist. But that truly cannot be all a game has to offer, no?

That may be a dull thing for some, but I do like the smaller things and appreciate the places available for the duration of the event.
Sure, showing some initiative by yourself might be offputting, but SE has the gaming community in-game in mind when it comes to that. Else we wouldn't get things like the Nimble Warrior Tower where everyone collectively tries to get to the top, or explosive photo stage during the Moonfire Faire for a quick snap op.

Could there be more? Sure.
But saying there's nothing else there? Then that's just you.

Lol. Watching preprogrammed NPCs running around is not exactly a way to engage with a game, so yes, that is "nothing".

The Nimble Warrior Tower is a good example of what Square Enix is able to do, and yet you speak of watching NPCs and taking screenshots. If that is all you want from this program, then that is fine, but for those that want a game, you have to admit that this is nothing.

[Miguel85NYC]

Almost no one wants an exorbitant RNG grindfest like you describe. People simply want to play the game and not just read a bit of text, that surely is not too much to ask?
Currently, there is no "rest of the event" after you have read through the questline. No fates to band together, no unique challenges to tackle with friends. You simply read a bunch of text by yourself.

Yeah I dont get it and this is the reason why we dont get good stuff, people just want to read instead of playing..

[BabyYoda]

Why do they create new engaging event when they can cash your subscription for nothing?

[CuteBucket]

Maybe, just maybe, they could bring back the older events that they already made for the seasonal events, AND give us a little new thing each year?

Y'all are acting like it's either "keep things exactly how they are because it's perfect" or "add an entire new event with new mechanics and rewards for every event." I just miss the little things the did like special instances and minigames from previous years. I really don't feel like that's asking for much.

The little instanced events like the Valentione event and the All Saint's Wake dungeon even were fun to me because I played through them all with my friends. Why would I go to a halloween party with a bunch of total strangers when I could invite my buddies? That's what those little events are for me, just a chance to have some fun with my friends and make silly gposes together at the end.

[Godzillaxpowerrangers]

I do miss the year the Rising event had were you do certain parts of the end of 1.0.

[Crimen]

I do miss the year the Rising event had were you do certain parts of the end of 1.0.

That and the year we got to speak with the NPCs of some of the devs and got to go into a makeshift version of their office space. It featured teasers for future content and felt more personal.

[chip793]

Honestly? Yeah... I usually love the All Saints ones, especially when Gruff is present. This one just felt like an episode of some TV show for babies. Gruff is here, but all he does is act out of character and contribute sweet FA to the event's story beyond "token rival character."