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Hello @sukiginger Yes I've read a few complaints about this. However the increased price does come with increased benefits: the top tier now gives two party poppers instead of one.
I think King are experimenting with this event. It may be that fewer players are buying the gold pass since King fixed "the glitch" and they have increased the price and benefit to see if the event can remain profitable for them. If not enough players buy the gold pass at the higher price we may find that they revert it back, but it's more likely they would get rid of the event altogether, knowing how their systems work. That would be a shame, we all like it as it gives easy free boosters from playing old levels.