This is proof positive that Gaia is not interested in returning things to the original economy we had.
But then again, that would clearly be impossible anyway, given you can win a TRILLION gold now with some of those gold generators being sold. So we've got a new mammoth sink every week or two, and no doubt soon the Gold Shop prices will also tick upwards in the same fashion as the Daily Chance has now.
No complaints, the only real change at this point is probably the amount of math you have to do - because as some people have pointed out, this makes things a lot easier for brand new users, and makes it worthwhile for the older users to bother with.
I'm so happy about this update! I regret selling a few heart charms before this whole daily chance update. I received 3 heart charms and a diamond charm. Pretty neat!