For those who haven't quite figured it out yet, Gree is a business that's out there for maximum profit - As is the case with just about any business. If you want to quickly get a for-profit business's attention: Then learn to talk on their terms. Money speaks louder than words in their world: Get the top 3 teams to come to an agreement on a non-spending truce, and you might find that they'll respond a little faster .
This whole last minute change with the World Domination Event date was nothing short of a massive cash grab to quickly improve Gree's first fiscal quarter for 2013. The first business fiscal quarter runs through March, which is rapidly coming to a close now.
If you honestly believe the explanations that were provided, claiming that all previous events had passed, when they were clearly listed otherwise - Then they really do have you blinded. It doesn't bother me in the least that they changed the date to improve their financial reports for this first quarter, I understand that. However, they easily could have just admitted that they determined to bump the date for the World Domination Event up earlier. But the fact that they had to cover up their tracks with a story like the one they pulled I do find somewhat disturbing.
To top it off, they threw the schedule changes that they made into a forced and hidden update, removing the old schedule which clearly listed three additional events as "TBD" - Further proving that they bypassed the schedule that they originally put in place.
Also, you'll notice that the primary forum manager conveniently happened to take a vacation three days before the WD Event would be started, and then conveniently happens to return one day before it ends. Just saying.
Now don't get me wrong. I love Gree, I love the forums here, I love our forum manager and I love this game. But don't be fooled. The World Domination event is obviously a cash-grab plastered with a very weak cover up, and so far, it's obviously working.
Enjoy your spending!