I definitely think it's mostly about keeping player numbers artificially high without having to add any actual new content, especially since we won't be seeing any new content outside of kits for a while. Keep the shareholders happy by being able to show them that player numbers are still staying strong for the rest of the fiscal year (I think it ends in March?). I don't think it has anything to do with collecting data for like, bug testing or whatever.
And being paired with the SDX, I'm very nervous that we might really be getting into FOMO if they start tying unlockable items behind these timed events. I know that once you start an event you can play past the expiration date, but what about people who miss the deadline to start? Or people who don't want to play scenarios but want the items? If they don't implement it for TS4, I won't be surprised if they're just testing it for TS5. It's also weird that currently all you get for completing them are satisfaction points. Kinda just feels like a placeholder, because what's the point? Satisfaction points are incredibly easy to attain as it is.
I don't know. All I know is I'm not interested in scenarios at all, especially in the way they're currently implemented where you can't use them with existing sims. Another feature they've put in half baked and are promising us they'll expand in the future.
