I see this event getting a lot of hate on the boards and social chat in game, so I thought I'd just throw out there a list of things I've really enjoyed about this event.
1) Free cap or ironman. I didn't own ironman. 600es / 1350g saved.
2) Massive XP boost for CW characters. I came back from my break with ~3300 omegas. I'm over 5k now just from messing around in the cosmic patrol zones with scarlet witch. 2-3 orbs from every event. Incredible.
3) Bonus CW daily and weekly missions. Thanks to double dipping fridays, you can cap BOTH hero and protector commendations without stepping foot in a raid. Amazing. Doubly amazing since you can now craft all the raid uniques.
4) Old artifacts - Crimson Boxes. Every night I'm able to buy 2-3 of these with the seals of conflict and I've gotten several nice drops. Love these things.
5) New artifacts - cap's silver star, ironman's reactor, kevlar helm, teaching creds. Not all BIS, or easy to roll, but they are really strong.
6) New uniques - vest & rifle. The vest is kind of meh, but the rifle is extremely good. BIS (or close to it) for several heroes.
7) 3x Free hero or costume mystery boxes. RNG is RNG, but the fact that they are giving these away for FREE is awesome.
Now I can see how not all of these would be exciting for everybody, but I have a hard time imagining the person for whom this event is completely unrewarding.
I've been accused of being a "white knight" for arguing that this event is good but I mean... look at that list objectively. Free heroes, massive XP boosts, free commendations, great new gear, great old gear, what's not to like?