Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31526827-20191127225652/@comment-32545704-20191127235045

It takes farming out of the equation and allows them to control the flow of currency, which hopefully will avoid the inflation issues with gold.

Creating a controlled environment and putting us on a rail will allow them to target us with specific IAP offers which are more relevant.

I also think this will be the final nail in the 100% clubs' coffin. They will make sure it's impossible without serious real money expenditure. That might be a blessing in disguise for some people, it will shift the focus and maybe people can enjoy the game in different ways. I think the progression path will become more linear with events spanning across updates, rather than the current update-to-update race we're used to.