Dear Devs, we need more Events again!

Ever since Races were introduced in early June, the frequency of other Events has been reduced.  On first sight, this might be understandable if you think about it from a scheduling perspective.  But I see three issues with it:

1. Races are no real events. For many players, Races don't feel like a proper event. At the end of the day, it's just playing ladder with an additional incentive.
2. Incentive to play less. Races, as various people in the community brought up, can even set wrong incentives for people to play less or lose intentionally, to get to an easier race.
3. Bad for developers. Less Events means less Diamond sinks. Experienced players will not buy the normal offers. But they often buy Event reruns and premium tracks. I'm a good example, having re-run the last Resources events as often as my time allowed.

What makes Events so cool?

• They mix up our Rivals experience, especially the Cabal War Games and the latest new Showdown events. But even more "normal" events are cool due to the option to specialize your decks on a limited set of 1-3 maps.
• There are players who are frustrated by ladder. Events gives them an outlet, which keeps up the motivation.
• They are a great way to measure your skill even if you're not (yet) having higher-levelled units.
• They make spending money more fun, as your own performance influences what you get for reruns and premium track.

Showdown is a great event format that really feels fresh

So, what is my recommendation to the developers?

1. Up the schedule from currently less than 2 to more than 2 events per week (see July schedule, 8 events for 31 days are 1.8 events per week)
• If necessary, dilute the free track rewards to keep your goals for the economy intact
2. Run fewer Races (maybe 2 per month) and only use vanity items for the Races
• By redistributing the crate rewards from Races to Events, the economy balance can stay intact without reducing rewards per event

With 11-12 instead of 8 events per month, we'd have 22-24 days of events in a month, which allows for a greater diversity of play, more motivation, and likely also more Diamond purchases, as Event reruns and premium tracks should be a key Diamond sink at least for a pretty significant part of the player population.

CABAL War Games also is a fun mode that mixes up the playing experience