They also mentioned in the update that you get more oddments now (double to triple), and the oddments you already had should be doubled, so while rewards seem more expensive, it’s cheaper compared to how fast you can get oddments now.
Kings Eastwood in
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GLOOP
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BWIAN
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music by Trewavio Morricone
The point is they're not cheaper at all. If in some twisted way they think they're cheaper buy upping the price and supposedly giving out up to triple (haven't seen triple yet) what they used to then maybe they should elaborate on their screwy formula...