peaceful6
its not hard to get the gem bonus. I too am from Australia and have no issue with it, even though I work shift work.
we all know when maint is and how long it generally is. so you work around it. its generally around 10am here.
you log on before maint, or the night before and you will get it. there are quite a few of us here. and most of us
seem to get it just fine.