The new high value tasks have helped a lot to balance out the early difficulties. It's helpful to plan your event claims at the end of one "set" and the beginning of the next "set" so you can maximize the points you claim when you check on. There are planner spreadsheets on the forums that I recommend people taking a look at if they need help scheduling to maximize their efforts. It really helped me see how little of an effect staying up an extra 2 hours to claim 2 tasks once a day has in the long run and helped me realize that I should be on track to reach 30k and still get a full nights sleep each night.

I know it's been a rocky start but I believe the new tasks will seriously help boost scores in the long-run. I still think the event is cute and now that I'm less anxious about the mathematical possibilities, I'm hoping to enjoy the event a lot more with everyone.