Initial Event Feedback

I know there's usually a feedback thread at the end of the event but I wanted to write down my thoughts and initial impressions to capture them while they're fresh instead of trying to remember them later, and maybe get some input from other players too.

First of all, fantastic work to Pasta and the rest of Staff for this event. This is easily the most fun I've ever had on ML, even as a veteran player doing literally nothing with my gear throwing stupid 8 damage axes. CC1 Balina is also the only populated place on the entire server which speaks well towards how well this event incentivizes the social aspect; running Tower PQ as a group is so much more fun that I thought it would be. The Tower PQ is challenging at first with a learning curve, but after the hotfixes it's fair and encourages teamwork, which feels counterintuitive for something where you can progress and clear even after people die, but the cooperation is definitely there.

Coming into this event, I thought it would be boring and frustrating, or something you'd just do quickly and go back to regular gameplay, but I could not have been more wrong. The game feels so much more alive right now, the community aspect of our server is shining, and I'm absolutely having a blast. Everything about this event was incredibly well done, from the current Raffle reward pool, the NX and cosmetics, the chairs, the Tower PQ, the social aspect of running as a group during harder stages and for leaderboard runs... everything feels incredibly alive right now and I couldn't be more pleased.

The only complaint I have so far is that it's clear there's a lack of farming incentives for Bit Puff Daddy and it seems unlikely he will be summoned anytime soon; I hope this is hotfixed during the event to lower the requirement to compensate for the immense amount of players running event content instead of farming.

I'm curious to hear thoughts from other players on the event so far?