Amdira
Baronet
I didn't say, that a new player should get the max price in his first event - quite in opposite - I said he might not be able to get the surprise box. But in his second event weeks later he should be able to get the max price even without surprise box. As it seems, that isn't possible - quite in opposite - it seems it is still short for experienced players to get it with surprise box and not a single small mistake allowed. Just remember the first time of St. Patricks Event and the struggles of many even experienced players. Also new players rarely have the chance to exercise on beta.Where do you get the impression that a new player has to get the max prize in their first event...
Not getting the prize will get a good player engaged to get better at the game - and with the next event they even will have the surprise box.
Besides that, with the right strategy - and there is more than one - it is very well possible to get to the max building even without the surprise box and without much luck from the incidents
In general I feel more and more, that experienced players seem to have forgotten the struggles of starting with FoE - especially here on the beta forum.