For as long as I have been here (the drop of Redside… “event?” This has been the case. Whether it was an abusive X-farm in aE on live, double exp weekend, new/updated powers, or seasonal event. This has been an endless cycle of chasing the new shiny.
To now ask “ Did events kill the game?” Ignores twenty years of history of how players have played the game. Events did not kill the game. Events have been a solid enjoyable steady experience our players have enjoyed for years and years.