# Cursed Gnomes **URL:** \ **Category:** Official News\ **Created:** [December 23, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494 "2021-12-23T06:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 73
**Author:** ![AMT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/amt/32/56829_2.png) [@AMT](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/AMT)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494/73 "2021-12-24T13:57:00Z")
> [@awryan](#): > > Now (it seems from various reports) that regardless of how long the battle takes. The rewards are still nerfed depending on difficulty level. I assumed this was the case since the early nerf: > [@Gnome-a-Palooza Changes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/gnome-a-palooza-changes/71394/1): > > As of today, if (and only if) a Gnome-a-Palooza is active, rewards from Gnomes will be reduced if one of two things is noted in a battle; if a battle is completed too quickly or if the enemies are too easy, rewards will be reduced proportionally. However, since @Fleg is showing us screenshots of full rewards in Explore 1 GaP, it got me wondering. 🤔 😅 🖖 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/cursed-gnomes/73494)._