Old forum member @Razzagor suggested essentially this very thing quite a while ago. Wonder what they’d think about its inclusion now.
Would also be nice to know if IP2 noted it down when suggested and only just now implemented when brainstorming what new events they’d like to see, or otherwise took inspiration from it, and if so were able to give Razzagor some credit/thanks.
Edit: found the (or at least a relevant) post. Looking back on it, and subsequent responses, it’s probably a kind of event or feature that’s popped up in several places/other games…
Anyway, just interesting to think that ideas suggested ages ago by the community, but not noticed or taken up, could later be implemented and be reasonably popular or successful…
Not that every idea suggested by everyone in the community is great, or even good, but there have probably been quite a few decent, passed over suggestions over the years (particularly including usability, interface, etc.).