Not Sure If i missed It while scrolling through The thread but:
A Lot of people Seem to be Missing that this is a Website that needs to make Money. If It Doesnt make Money It get's shut down simple as that.
How do you make Money? Sell in Game currency ( C$) and have other people advertise on your webpage.
So they want Traffic on their Site
-> C$ only get's bought in an active Trade Community
-> The Pound rewards people frequently checking in
-> someone who makes 5 Pound openings vs. someone who makes 1 Pound opening, has more chances
-> Its Always Dec 18. Theres a huge pressure to Not Miss it
-> 20 min / 1h Tokens: Refreshing Pages for that Low % Banner
-> Adoption Centers with First come First Server
People that reach The Banner Limit during Events early have an Advantage selling them for a good price, while those that barely got any at all cant sell much.
The more time you have to spend on this Website The Higher your Advantage becomes, this is Not unique to CS.
And Not unique to The Pound.
Any 'Solutions' that lower Site Traffic will be incredibly unlikely to be implemented.