I am just getting back into the game and am on a new phone not realizing I could use my old account I played for a day or so and all first land was already unlocked and thought wow that's cool I remember having to pay for it before so I dig up my old account and switch to it and bam 2 land slots still need to be unlocked what the hell is up with that why does a new account get it automatically and a old one have to fork over more gold than I can farm.
It was an incentive to try and get new players. The game has obviously changed since you played it last.