Sadly, I have to agree with you Manoa. I bought this game a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been leveling slowly but surely (just hit 44 last night). I really enjoy the game, but this event has totally turned me off of it. If I had been invited for this trial weekend and judged the game by the event, I wouldn’t have bought it at all. It has just been a giant mix of frustration, lag, and broken quests.
I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t (or shouldn’t, even) have been dragged out over the course of this coming week so things could be fixed and people could have time to enjoy everything.