Earlier this year, I had noted some instances where events in Pokémon Café Remix overlapped one another, whether intended or not. They may be seemingly reflective of poor planning and/or oversight, also making them "grind-fests" for players. It seems, though, since that time, the game has gotten its act together and made a structure of overlapping events that helps to keep pace with a single prime event and increase interest in it.
The prime event - taking the form of a major Pokémon visit, Outdoor Tea Party, or Cooking Festival, along with the associated frameworks of One-Minute Cooking or Slow Cooking - is made to last for two weeks as the primary structure. This might seem a long time, but considering that players like me are also occupied with other things besides this game, it makes sense to have it that long. Furthermore, it works out for players of any skill level and allows them to play through the prime event without being rushed.
Along with the prime event, there are also mini-events that start a few days after the start of the prime event and lasts for several days each, one after another. They are "Audino's Cooking Class", an individual points event; "Vee Vee's Cooking Class", a team points event; and a recurrence of Collect with Gholdengo within the Cook and Collect framework. All of these simply furnish additional items (the likes of Tarts, Golden Acorns, and Milestone Cookies) and can be played through by just playing the prime event, making them convenient adjuncts to the prime event without adding more "grinding" burden to the player.
Mission Bingo is also appropriately scheduled and often simplified to just three bingo cards for the duration of the prime event, with fewer multi-day tasks compared to what was in past bingo cards. What tasks are present now still require quite a bit of "grinding", but they're often for elements related to the prime event, thus also making them convenient adjuncts like the mini-events above. Thus, by just playing the prime event continuously - with occasional ventures to other efforts - many objectives can be accomplished.
Overall, the new structure for events solves many problems related to effort and disinterest while adding many opportunities for bonuses, making the "grind" that is still necessary for the prime event more rewarding and less pressured. After the old overlap, this should be considered as a welcome change, and one that should be able to remain for the longest time possible for players to take advantage of all its benefits.
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