BlueSoul
Seeker
I play this game because I got sick of defending/fighting or getting wiped out by serial thugs in other 'building' games, & I enjoy the global social interactions of belonging to a FS with like-minded players. Fellowships are to me the 'pillars' of this game, and FAs are an important FS TEAM event - neutral ground (building, not battling) for all player abilities, in the same 'team' vein as Tournaments but without the need for battle skills, & helping build, not drain resources. So everyone's a winner! Nah! The FA prizes have always been mediocre, & while I appreciate the evolution of the game, & embrace innovations such as the Spire, the effort for the FA rewards, both stage & placing, is now way, way, way out of kilter. Whether your FS goes for gold, loves the Pit, or just aims for stage rewards there is only so much effort, for so long that players, & poor FS drivers/organisers can sustain in return for peanuts. BTW, no accolades for making recent events almost impossible to complete then dangling the carrot of catch-up event prizes as stage rewards.