To those asking for more star events because they are easier to get the max unit reward, understand that star events for that reason are less common than farm events. There is a set list of events and the frequency goes farm > star > collection. We will get more star events without asking, they'll just come naturally; but do not expect them as often as farm events.

As for the desert missions, JP got them approximately 10 months after launch. We might not get them immediately, but I'd say any time December or early January is pretty on-schedule all things considered.

And yes, a lot of people are not ready for AW. AW is designed for long time players. The players who aren't ready are those who divided their attention between too many units or are new players. As the game goes on, this fact will not change. More new players and more new units will come in all the time. The only reason to delay AW is a reason that will never go away. With all that said, the devs are going to give us AW when they feel we are ready.