I don't like the system as it is and thank the devs for shutting it down ... but we should have some way that players can buy veterans, building licenses, savage scouts, floating residences, village schools, recyclers, and the other 'limited' items that aren't tradable. Taking this ability away is what is disappointing. At 100 gems/week, it takes a lot of these items away from all of the free-to-play players ... as they can only get one every few months.