User blog comment:LawnDefender072003/The reason behind the rarity changes./@comment-31763339-20170720070536

Ugh, if Popcap wants to 'free' themselves from EA, they should make more money. If they want to make money, they must attract more people. Making a game to be insanely hard and luck-based without getting easy ways to get currency is actually a way to direct people away from the game.