I appreciate the response. I'd like to add that I think even if the balance was one to one. One substantial update for every event like this. If the graphical update had been more extensive today for example, I would have been cool with it. Hell, I might have even been inclined to participate in the event and spend a bit of extra money.
But if I don't feel like the money being generated from mtx and my subscription is going back into the game, I'm far less inclined to give any more money than I have to.
The alchemical hydrix was great. But no, I feel today's event is more substantial. A bunch of new items, overrides, a well done interface with some depth there in progression, seems to be more extensive to me than the alchemical hydrix. (Edit: I'm not saying I like the type of content the live event is better, far from it. I am saying that the time spent developing seems like it'd be significantly more extensive with today's mtx event)