Filling 500 Characters: Benefit Edition (Part 1)

Hey everyone, are your benefits increasing well these days? I don't think mine are. Mine dropped from 22,000 gems the day before Chuseok to 11,000 now. That's nearly half, you know. And I got so mad about it that I posted a few times, and most people said their gems dropped anywhere from 5,000 to tens of thousands. Why is this happening? I've come up with a few hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Because it was Chuseok, people were resting, and thus PlayO community usage increased. This is quite possible and likely. However, if this slump continues until the day after tomorrow, this hypothesis will be disproven. Hypothesis 2: PlayO changed the criteria for benefit distribution. This hypothesis was mentioned in many comments too. Since so many people are experiencing drops collectively, it's natural to wonder if PlayO changed its policy. However, as far as I know, there's been no official announcement from PlayO about this. A secret update...