1) "Because it was done before" is not a compelling argument for why its still being done nor change the fact its bad design. You use to have to sit in one spot grinding the same monsters for 40 hours to reach max level too. That doesn't mean it was a good thing. 2) Seasonal events is hardly an apt comparison. Though the image of a kid complaining that Santa is timegating his presents is amusing. 3) I don't buy this repeated argument that people would stop playing, complain or otherwise fark off if they weren't being forced to wait 2 weeks for 1 exotic they may or may not even use. If whether or not you play a game hinges entirely on whether or not it keeps forcing you to arbitrarily wait for a week for a single item of debatable usefulness then you need better taste in games.