Those of us in the bonus program received an email flatly stating that the program was being changed because it was "seriously affecting the balance of the game." I've gotten no response via email, and no response yet here on the forum, so I'm asking again: How do you feel these new tiers somehow restore balance? Because I don't see it.
People willing to spend $5000 in a month in your game remain unaffected, and people who were never in the bonus program remain unaffected. The only people affected are those willing to put together $500, $1000, $2000 in a month to get themselves a little extra gold for their money. Pixilated gold, that is, not an actual commodity that costs you anything to produce. How is balance restored to the game by squeezing these mid-tier spenders out of the program?
Feel free to give me a complicated answer. I promise I'll try and keep up.