I must say I don't mind the event set up. It makes sense for an overall grindy game to have a grindy event. After the initial shock of how many points are needed to reach Elite and then after figuring out how to collect the points and such it was set up to be very doable for people who are able to get on the game every 2 hours (pet interaction isn't that important like the others).

Can this event be improved? Definitely. But people, don't forget this is a new site with a small staff size. They are doing their best.