No Dock, No Bottle? No Problem!

[Tad Carlucci]

That sounds about right for the short-term link. The long tern link is really only useful, as I understand it, for players who started way back. Yes, that's not fair to new players like you. And, as I commented some time ago, it becomes less fair with each passing day. If newer players don't like it, all I can suggest is filing a ticket requesting it be changed. I imagine they'll refuse, explaining their rules for it, but enough of you complain, they may see the error in their thinking and correct it.