Alrighty! Here is the early news from FA.
We have confirmation, FA will be running 7 days, 11 hours - that's up 24 hours from the typical length.
Blacksmith badges have been rebalanced on map 1, they are now:
Orange is +2, from 2 to 4
Blue is -3, from 12 to 9
Green is +2, from 6 to 8
The rewards are fairly typical for FA
Map 1, AW instant 10KP, Carting Library, 10 x 10min time instant
Map 2, 2 x AW instant 20KP, Tome of Golem Artifacts (choice of Wise, Steam, or 4 RRs), 15 x 30min time instants
Map 3, Ferris Wheel Galore, Tome of Ancient Promise (choice of building for Ancient Promise set), 25 x 45min time instant
When I have more information about the other maps, I will share it. When I have viewed all of the maps, I will update my notes.