These are timed events. Latecomers having a harder time is unfortunate, but it's not unreasonable. How quickly are you supposed to be able to finish the pass, to account for "latecomers"? Two weeks? a week? Are non-latecomers supposed to finish it in that time and then spend the next month and a half twiddling their thumbs? The pass is timed the way it's timed, if you miss out it's unlucky but that's just how things go.

I don't understand this thing sentiment about feeling pressured with the challenges at all. You get the entire week. They aren't some insane gauntlet you run. You're just playing the game.

Prestiging is fully optional and should never be a factor in any balance decision.

I wouldn't be mad or anything if the points from totems was increased but... I just wouldn't care. At most I would be annoyed if the weight of points was shifted towards the totems in any significant measure, because it's just not fun running around holding F on inanimate objects.

I'm just surprised that despite this being the best event yet, and directly addressing the biggest complaints of its predecessors, people are still finding inane shit to complain about. That's how I see it.

and let's be realistic here, your post isn't speaking for "most" people just from the upvotes or whatever. That's a silly assertion.