As long as people spend money on troves, why the hell should they do anything except for the bare minimum ?
We always were treated like ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤, we are being treated like ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ and we will forever be treated like ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤, point was made at the very beginning of the game.
Their goal is to frustrate the player base enough to spend money on troves and not too much so enough players keep "playing" the game.
Doesn t matter if it s the same players, as long as the number is in the expected range.