Why do we have monthly events in the first place? I know there are a bunch of reasons why. One of those reasons is simply because it's just a cool idea which makes the world feel alive. But the biggest and most important reason for monthly events is to spark excitement in players who are falling out of touch with the game. Giving players who are starting to get bored a reason to get right back into it because MAN WE NEED THAT DOPE LOOKIN' ARMOR! Events give players who have stopped playing a reason to come back. Something cool/new/worthy to check out. Yet..........Power advantages ensure any returning player will be at a disadvantage in this event. I believe power advantages should be reserved for a more frequent event like Trials. Iron Banner is too infrequent to be so uphill for players who don't play quite as much or are returning after a long break. People who haven't played in a while, who want to log back in just to play Iron Banner to get that cool armor before the event finishes will have to suffer under the law of power advantages and I think that is just a really anti-fun thing for returning players to have to deal with.