I am sorry to say this does not surprise me this issue with non connectivity. On the previous game I did say that due to the demand S8 servers would not be able to cope. This Beast Master challenge is entirely inappropriate at this time, for those that play will create an additional demand on the servers because the players will want to spend as much time on the game as possible in order to try to win. With a normal event there are lulls when players have done what needs to be done to progress and there is less urgency to play continually.