I'm glad I'm not the only one. I just didn't want to be That Guy complaining when everyone else is having fun. Everyone I know personally is having a blast with the events recently, but it seems kind of gimmicky to me. The events seem more like a way to facilitate random crack, rather than to progress a war.

If that's the new tone of the game, that's fine, games can change and I don't have to like it, though it's sad imo. I know the game has grown a lot and it's changed hands, so it's understandable. It would just be nice to have confirmation that this is the direction the mods want to take the game in or not.