/support!

I don't like the weekly event thing at all... this is a good idea

It was supposed to make it easier for "Casual Players", such as people who dont play much, to get these rewards. The event map even appears more often.
And I quote, "They will make your event rewards even more precious and rare due to the limited time these events are available!", I think buying them would really defeat this purpose. And since these rewards are meant to be earned, it only seems fair that everyone earns them.

I think you should give it time, it hasnt even started yet.... "A new rotation system for events (from 1st January 2016)"