The aura change for AP gain does not make up for -2 Dredges per day.
It doesn't even make up for -1 Dredge per day as the repeatables are worth 2.4k per run and the extra AP gain off a single run doesn't even make up for that.
Also as a player from Australia, this is going to make getting a real group much harder because everyone will have done their 1 run by the timeframe AU players can run it.
NC wtf were you thinking with this change???