I enjoyed the more roleplay-heavy event. It allowed me to worry about things other than beating down elementals without feeling like I wasn't participating. The new laws were also a really interesting addition, it complicated things and has created some tension between the adventurers and the nobility.
My only complaint is that several PC's seemed to have a sour attitude about in-game downtime. We all need to remember that the plot team and NPC's work their asses off for us, and we need to figure out ways to entertain ourselves when we aren't on mods. If nothing else, interacting with each other's characters is always an option. Make friends, share information, learn a new skill, lose all your money in dragon poker, break some laws, go NPC for a few hours, or even throw a party for fun, but taking it out on plot or constantly complaining seem like bad ways to deal with boredom. We're here to have fun, and sometimes we have to make our own.
