Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-29746749-20181029185923/@comment-27170954-20181030012616

50.54.239.163 wrote: That's not a bug. It's just a blatant push for us to spend Gold. You need to spend it to complete the series anyway. This just forces you to spend it earlier. Yes, it is a "bug," not a bug.

THe question posed by the OP is still open - why the update?