I fail to see why congratulations are in order. How is this different from the previous event? Almost all people who played actively and completed all the quests ended up with 7 artifacts (some players got more) and then got 2 from the FA. The previous event was very well balanced IMO and I don't think anyone complained about the number of artifacts. The complaints were about the poor grand prizes, only buildings as daily prizes, the conversion ratios and the lack of recipes to convert artifacts.
What you said about this not being lottery only makes sense if a player is interested only in the Grand prize. A lot o players prefer to go after dailies and this system makes it very hard, it is pure lottery. Not to mention that a lot of the "filler" prizes are just awful (1 kps? 1 relic??!) If the Grand Prize is the only thing to be considered then we can go back to the mini-events: some very small filler prizes and 1 (sometimes 2) grand prize. Personally I'd be fine with that, I preferred those events anyway.
the congratulations is in place since many people are complainign about the lottery system of this event in comparison to the previous one
which if that was the case would cause the company a hell storm of legal troubles which they manage to avoid
did you miss the part that i said the event is a big disapointment?
since the amount of daily prizes you will win are halved?
and also the gifts you will get by opening the chest-blossoms are no gifts at all?
what they manage to do is to make the event more acessible to new players. how many quest are there?
and even with the catalyst which will be time consuming for the new players in the 20 days spam it will still be possible for them to finish a lot of quest without having to re arrange their city
so yeah if effect for a medium player nothing have changes 7 artefacts in previous mechanics 7 artefacts now in this new mechanics
so form artefacts poitn of view the changes have not changed the outcome for players
the big difference now is that with the addition of the millstone bar they limit the need to open chest in the event and thus thats is reflected not only in the number of quest but in the number of event currency you will win in the event
which will be enough for you to get in worse case 4 artefacts if you complete all missions that is.
and now you see the big diference
old mechanics you would win the 7 in the event opening chest but now you will open way way less chest. which is translates in way less gifts given.
daily and otherwise.
the congratulation was for pulling a legal feet to manage to keep the game as no luck game, and also keep the game as free to play.
because me lines are so easily crossed i have seen companies enter in legal problems with the new event they introduce and enter in legal issues.
thats why i congratulate them. because if we ask people to come out with ideas ii bet you the majority of them will not face legality issues.
and now lets consider if the 16 blossoms had actually the gifts form the chest. would be people that negative against the new mechanics?
no
but then they are not looking in the detail. because even if the 16 blossom where givinng the same gifts as in the past events the sotry is you will earn less that the previous events.
so the meachincs as implemented with the millesotne bar and transfering 3 artefacts there is implemented to reduce by arpoximetely half the prizes you will win in the event
and the company celebrate the millstone bar as an increase of gifts given.