The "race around Atys to find elves " was not an event to place a tree anywhere in Atys. It was part of a series of events during the holiday season. The rewards from participating in this series of events, if any, are unknown. Those who participate do so because they want to. And its fun to group together and do some of these events.
The tree decoration event is a separate event.
You really can't judge any of these events from vague forum posts, You must participate in them and experience it for yourself.
In the less than 2 years that I have been here we have seen a lot of improvement in the events. New development features like the helper npc have helped improve events. The ability to get rewards to decorate your apartment and even make a present of one of your decoration items to another player with an apartment have been great strides forward.
That a few people choose to be unpaid volunteers, running these events, is a great thing.
The tree decoration event is a separate event.
You really can't judge any of these events from vague forum posts, You must participate in them and experience it for yourself.
In the less than 2 years that I have been here we have seen a lot of improvement in the events. New development features like the helper npc have helped improve events. The ability to get rewards to decorate your apartment and even make a present of one of your decoration items to another player with an apartment have been great strides forward.
That a few people choose to be unpaid volunteers, running these events, is a great thing.