noticed that too, TL has changed quite a lot of things in our disadvantage..
almost no gems are given on trades in the trade wagon as i got many in previous seasons.
and no, this surely ain't main story line, no idea how it would fit in..
everything running now is monster hunt related. (seasonal!)
and before this hunt started i almost went mad cause the skunkupines popped up every 3-5 collecting wheat or sugar.. now i had TWO in days.. but hey, as we were told before, droprates are never changed, rofl