The staff didn't get impatient. We were trying to save the site from dying (it was very inactive at that point) by introducing a second event on top of the first. It instead ended up completely killing the site. This is not the time to argue about rather the Tech Event was a good idea or not. The fact is, even before that point, everyone was criticizing Eclipse, claiming it was "repetitive" of Plex and using a formula and staff controlled and bla bla bla. People may have loved Eclipse but that's irrelevant now.
We will have more staff events. I personally led the Plex Event, our only "event" of Season 4, which we played up to throughout the entire season. P3C, which was officially between S4 and S5, was Lyoko222's, and in retrospect it was probably my favorite event. In Season 5, we've tried, over the last six months to a year now (since January), several different events, all with mixed disappointment on the part of both staff and members alike. I myself led up two parts of the Eclipse Event -- the Excel Tournament and Dreamship. Both failed in epic proportions, and I admit they were kinda lame events anyway.
The staff events we have over the next few months? I dunno. Any of the other staff members who have an idea know to pitch it and they can be in charge of it if they want. But as for me, I don't intend to manage any staff events as big as Eclipse was planned to be for months now. I may lead a few small ones.
As for the creator of Plex. I set it up so that the creator, as detailed a bit by Hik above, would be one of the prime antagonists for the season. Yes, his back story is very elaborate, but his exploits throughout the season have/were planned to definitely be shaped by the members, not myself. Will I continue my planned plot with the character? Maybe, but it'll be in a way much different than what I originally planned if I do, and it won't be for some time.