In my opinion, the process is the the prize. What I mean by this is sooo many people beg for ec everyday, and they want to get their items ASAP. This really disappoints me, as I believe that, for the average player who is not an event wiz, the journey to ec items should have some duration, and involve you actually earning ec, so that when you finally get your item, you can have pride knowing that you worked for that melee and didn't just afk until you had enough. Maybe you are just too set on the prize to have fun playing the game, which is depressing. I'm no event wiz, but I love playing them, just for the fun of it. Over all my time playing Era I've won maybe 20 events, and I am currently at 46 event coins, which I earned through achievements, fb ec, free ec, etc. Though not 100% of my ec are earned, I take pride that I didn't pm and beg admins for ec, I played many events, won a couple, and capitalized on free ec chances. Sorry for this rant, bottom line, getting ec is designed to be drawn out, not an instantaneous reward, like spending $100 so that you can buy a BAR. Enjoy the journey, and when the journey has ended, enjoy the destination.