How long are people going to QQ about this?
I never could participate in the Ilum valor gain fest, because well frankly I didnt understand how good it was until it was too late and missed it (otherwise I would have done it for sure) ... so I did it the old fashioned way ... I am now valor rank 67.
From 58 till 67 I did it after the patch (1.1.x?) which increased valor gain alot - so those who are leveling up valor now ... it is much much much easier now than before - before you got 1000 valor per game, now you get alot more.
You should be happy you don't have to grind 1000 valor per game like before.