Is this confirmed? Looking at the "battle pass," it seemed like they were legitimately bonus rewards. It didn't feel like they were cut from the normal rewards.
We used to receive 2 Gift+ from the seasonal goals, but they cut it back to 1 a few months ago. Similarly, we would get 2 Reissue Maps, but now they've moved 1 to the paid plan.
I did some more digging and made a comparison between
Autumn Leaf Peeping Picnic (the last seasonal event to offer 2 Gift+), and the current Vintage Valentine event:
Autumn Leaf
6 Reissue Material
2 Reissue Material Maps
15 LT
30 LT (1 Lotsa LT Map)
5 Fresh-Foliage Gifts
2 Fresh-Foliage Gifts+
2 Pampas-Grass Vases
4 Flying Red Dragonflies
2 Autumn Park Picnic Sets
| Vintage Valentine
5+5 = 10 Reissue Material
1+1 = 2 Reissue Material Maps
15+39 = 54 LT
30 LT (1 Lotsa LT Map)
5 LT (MyNintendo)
2 Sparkle Stones
1 Sparkle Stone Map
6+4 = 10 Vintage Valentine Gifts
1+1 = 2 Vintage Valentine Gifts+
1+1 = 2 Clothes
4+2 = 6 Chairs
1 Clock
1 Cookie |
So,, yeah, they definitely nerfed the free pass a bit to shore up the paid one. And while the extra 39 LT may seem nice, it's worth noting that the events used to give more LT. For example, the most recent fishing event (#46) literally gave no LT, 40-45 gave 3 LT, and 14-39 were mostly 6 or 9 LT. And I just realized the goals for this current garden event also give 0 LT. The past few months were only 3 LT, whereas there was a long stretch when they gave 6 or 9.
It's one thing to charge for additional benefits, but the fact that they're actively making the experience worse for F2P players is not a good look.
