Facebook events are fine, it's the writer's FB friends that 'suck'.
Hey Lesiki. Even if your friends don't 'suck', the fact that its spammy still makes the platform far less effective. Even if your friends aren't spamming you, its very likely one of your friends does have friends who do. That person is less likely to respond to your event invites because they have either turned off notifications or it gets lost amidst the spam.