Oh well, where to start.

Why? Simply because CNE thought what you might call an efficient way to gain idols was a not foreseen exploit by users who used massive gold buffs and extremely short runs - supported by external software in a lot of cases - to gain more idols than anticipated.

Is anyone damaged? Of course there is! For one, players who don't have the same chance and are playing without extra software like auto clickers or macros. CNE itself too since this huge increase (20,000 idols per day was common, if I'm not wrong, the numbers went up to 60,000 idols per day) lead to a lot of players demanding new talents to spend their unused idols for which might not be foreseen with the T4 talents and the general direction the game should take from CNE's perspective. Also, one might argue that the short and quick runs put an unexpected load on CNE's server landscape, doing real damage business-wise.

CNE is forcing people to play the game the way CNE wants them to? Well, of course! This is their game and their design. Ideally CNE would have foreseen the massive exploitability with the design of the legendary crafting. CNE has nerfed a few legendary effects because of that, and CNE has corrected a mistake to prevent misuse of a feature. I don't see anything wrong with that.

Using your argument, I hope, you're not complaining against traffic rules, preventing you from going over red traffic lights. Of course, the evil government is forcing you to drive according to their rules, even though your car can go through the crossroads absolutely fine and it would be so efficient for you.

And my final note on this: You are the first I have seen giving negative feedback on this. Everyone else was positive and thankful, CNE took this step. So, calling it garbage might come over as a bit strange here, don't you think?

When I first saw the debuff, I thought "Huh? Why?" then took all of 2 seconds to think and answer that question. It is easy enough to see it and have a kneejerk "OMFG LET ME PLAY MY WAY" reaction, but if you dedicate more than a single firing neuron to the topic, it makes a lot of sense. 30 minutes? The ONLY people that would be affected by that time limit are cheaters. Anyone who plays legitimately - even newcomers with much shorter run lengths - wouldn't be harmed by this length.

Andreas nailed it. This forum has no "Thumbs up" feature, so take my "Thumbs up" in spirit.

1) The fact that you're THIS upset that the developers want you to play the game the right way is just pathetic. Have you ever played a fighting game? Marvel Versus Capcom comes to mind. As a balancing mechanic, combos lose effectiveness as they continue, causing each hit to deal less and less damage so that it is more difficult to completely destroy an opponent with a single, overly-long combo. People don't complain "WTF SCREW DEVELOPERS IF I CAN DO A LONG COMBO AND BEAT AN OPPONENT IN THAT ONE COMBO I SHOULDN'T BE PENALIZED FOR MY SKILL!!!" because they know why that limitation is in the game.

2) "But Anime, your debate is not relevant because someone in that situation is actually being harmed by it if there was no limitation." You really think that? If people use an exploit like rapid-resetting, then even if we ignore the huge strain on the servers, it still means the developers are forced to now put resources into considering how to approach that different playstyle when creating new content. It is an idle game. You're SUPPOSED to leave it alone for long periods at a time. It is DESIGNED for that. Rapid resetting is antithetical to the way the game is meant to be played, which means if people are doing that, the devs need to keep that in mind for future updates. Balancing becomes an issue because the people who play the right way would find value in certain crusaders and skill, which the rapid-resetters play the exact opposite way and would value completely differently-balanced types of abilities. Continually creating content to fit both of these playstyles is immensely difficult, if not impossible. If they had to spend time and effort trying to figure out ways to balance crusaders for quick resets, that is time not spent on thinking and implementing new ideas that work better for how the game is MEANT to be played. If they have to pick one side to favor, obviously they are going to favor the side that applies to the players who play the game the way it is intended to be played.

3) "But Anime, they don't HAVE to spend any resources considering the quick resetters because we'll just work with whatever happens to released normally. They can keep releasing for normal players and we'll take whatever happens to be useful for us." Then you're admitting to not only being in the minority, but also that you're playing the game the opposite of how it is meant to be played. Therefor, it should not surprise you that the devs do not want you playing that way. Personally, I have every reason to support the idea of rapid-resetting for faster idol gain since I'm at 2mil idols and have all talents maxed, and I'm basically just doing runs out of habit and "preparation" to instantly max out new talents, yet I still do not rapid-reset because long runs lead to more silver/jeweled chest, meaning more crafting materials that go toward pushing legendary levels. Much like how paragon levels work in Diablo 3, how there is no real "end" to ever reach, and each level beyond 800 is just adding a drop into an ocean, but people still gind out more and more levels by the hundreds just to add those small drops anyway. It is a slow grind for small snippets of more strength over long periods of time, but that's pretty much the point of any endless game's meta.

4) "But Anime, your argument can also apply to the slow grind of idols, not just crafting materials and trinkets." Yes, but only the latter is how the game is intended to be played by the devs, as it is an idle game designed to run for long periods or time. It all comes back around to design.

5) Your feedback is appreciated, but "appreciated" is not a promise that it will be applied. Just as you have a right to offer your feedback, others have a right to offer their feedback about your feedback.

6) (See point #2)

It would be possible to nerf legendary items again (at least give them diminishing returns) for upcoming T4 updates. It needs a lot of revamp of all Legendary Items (different levels but values cost twice per level though.)