I would say those areas have improved. Skirmish actually ends up being one of the best “farming” options now (ignoring the ongoing Food issue). Over time I suspect Glyphs are in a better place as I suspect as additional game modes are brought out, Mark currency will therefore be more plentiful.
I have not written much lately because not much has changed. 0.38 reworked spells (which in the end amounts to not much change in meta game play), changed difficulty (which doesn’t really impact “end gamers”), and reworked the economy (see above).
These were my thoughts on certain things as of 0.38:
I also highly endorse this thread: