Maybe people wouldn't have to resort to AFK if it was easier to get candy. You have ghosts which are uncatchable due to the massive amounts of lag. The orange candy ghost and green candy ghost north of graal have been there on the first day and NO ONE caught it because of that lag. Also, why are ghosts only catchable from behind? Not to mention how you have massive mobs fighting for one ghost which again, can't be caught do to the lag.

Candy goblins by far is better than ghosts but way too many cons. Good thing that it spawns in bushes so that it's less common but like the ghost, there is a massive mob north of swamp for the large bush patch for the goblin, and when the goblin does spawn, no one can get the candy because of the mobs. You can't even move in the mobs.

Pumpkin blob is the best way by far. Just like blob but emits candy when defeated as oppose to spoils. Candy drops ways from the pumpkin blob to make it harder for players to get it. But yet again, huge mobs that prevent you from moving.

Now granted, the mobs aren't your fault. But to be honest, what DID you expect from this event because it clearly wasn't mobs. Just face it, it was poorly planned out. Nice idea and concept, but with 3000 players on, the ghosts are always lagging, mobs make candy even harder to get which is an insult to injury because most players are getting tricked.