My apologies, I forgot the word "event" excuses it's extremely repetitive and monotonous nature

My apologies, I forgot that when the debate is over whether or not this is new content, it was ACTUALLY about how repetitive and monotonous in nature it is. I never said it excuses it from anything. Extremely monotonous and repetitive in nature it may be, but that was never even brought up in the initial statement. The topic was "is this new content or not." The word "event" typically implies that it's not new content but a slight change in the normal game to give players something a little different on the side to do.

And what, pray tell, is the new side thing for players to do? Bc since this new "event" released there's been nothing but people complaining how it doesn't even function as properly promised, so this "new" event is actually just giving players the option to purposely restrict themselves to only playing one game mode

It's a slightly different way of playing normal PvP with a chance at purchasing some sweet looking gear. That's literally the most basic answer that should sum up Iron Banner. And for the people complaining about it, I see it as one of two ways. 1). The high leveled players are upset because they were expecting a face-roll stomp-fest in which they could dominate everyone lower than them. Especially non lvl 20's and low lvl 20's. Like this was supposed to be some kind of elitist cool-kids club or some crap. Granted it may function differently than what everyone expected, but it was never specifically described how it would function. Just that level and gear would be influential. Or 2). People saw this as new content and were mad because it's the same stuff but with a few different twists on it. I don't remember reading anywhere that this was new content. And how does this purposely restrict players to only playing one game mode? I'm not sure I fully understand that point. There's patrols, strikes, regular Crucible, VoG, daily heroic missions, and weekly nightfall missions.

Restrict them as in control is the only game mode for it