Can we please stop having weekend character release PVEs?

sc0ville wrote:

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slidecage wrote:

stochasticism wrote:

Seriously, every new character comes out is released over the weekend whether it be a standard PvE or a special event like Galactus Hungers. Can we get a release event that runs from Monday-Thursday for once? Those of us with families or other commitments on the weekend that prevent us from heavily grinding would like a shot at the new characters as well.

i see no problem with the way it stands now. we have kids we have to pick up and drive around to after school stuff all week so why change it so those who have stuff during the week cant play. Also love how people complain its Halloween weekend yet they had no problem on when events ran thanksgiving, christmas or 4 of july or any other holiday

I don't understand this statement. Did you check through the comments of everyone who complained about the weekend or Halloween conflict and find that these same people approved of the Christas/Thanksgiving events?

who knows if same but i remember last year people were saying not everyone does thanksgiving or christmas so why shouldnt events run. Same with halloween im just saying

The reasoning doesn't really have anything to do with tech support. It's that for some of us, the situation is completely the opposite. Personally, I'm self-employed and work from home (or any place with an internet connection, really), which means that it's really easy for me to schedule in PvE runs during the week, even on those days when I'm taking care of the kids, because I make sure to time any end of sub final grind sessions at night when they're asleep by picking the right time slice.

During the weekends, however, my playtime is extremely limited because I'm spending time with my girlfriend and/or the kids, and have a pretty active social life to boot. It would be nice if every now and then a character would be released in a PvE that's more convenient for players like me, instead of always favoring the players who have more time available during the weekend. Just like I think it would be fair to alternate lightning rounds between weekdays and weekends as well instead of only running those during the week.

A new event on a holiday weekend when nobody is in the office. What could go wrong?

Its strange how people have more time to play on weekdays than weekends.

I'm **** at work, or cooking dinner, or running errands, driving around doing **** etc. on weekdays. Weekends is the only time I can do any real damage for like a consistent chunk of an hour/2 of time at all.

Guess you guys can all play while doing your jobs still? Let me know if any of your places are hiring.

aesthetocyst wrote:

Weeklong events are the only way to screw everyone evenly.

I just don't see the problem here.

That's only true if everyone joins day 1. If weekends are problematic for you, wait until sunday night or monday morning and look for a fresh bracket and you're in business. If weekdays are bad for you, you're SOL cause the event ends on a weekday. You can't bank enough progress/lead/etc. on the first few days over the weekend to make up for the next 3-4 days of being hurt by real life.