There are many changes being experimented with in events that are called "Cow 1.5"
This is a series of events testing future concepts for game design and development that will likely be incorporated into a major overhaul of the game at some point in the future.
Take a look at the news section of the forum and start reading if you want to know more about it. The 1.5e2 starts this weekend, although mainstream games will still be available at the same time.
