How come BB8 is still not here?

Those "what if" questions are subjective at best. If you didn't want RJT, then perhaps you may not have been ready in December if you didn't plan accordingly. I learned my lesson the hard way, and now if there is an event I don't have the toons for I will start farming them during the event and not stop until I am ready for said event to come back. I will grant you that farming 3 toons in Cantina at once is a PITA, but you have to do what you have to do if you want to be ready.

What you are failing to take into account is that none of us are owed an event coming back unless they say X event will be back in X time, and then the event doesn't happen. The event calendar is schedule to change at any time.

Also, I'm not grateful for BB8 coming in December so I could get Rey. I'm grateful that I spent time on the forums, chatting with guild mates, and understanding who I needed to get Rey. I was almost ready for BB8 when his event came around, and only needed to finish up FOST, which I did with the aforementioned pack.