Almost every update first goes to the test server for various reasons (checking for possible critical bugs, changes, etc.). When everything is successful, the update lands on the Live server. This is simply done to avoid any unexpected problems during the update. The reason I'm mentioning it is simply to make everyone realize that work is going on all the time, and just because Live Server hasn't received an update yet, that doesn't mean we're not working.
There are things/decisions you can't speed up with more people, you just need time to complete them.
As I already explained, Happy Hour is scheduled in advance and is an automatic process. Every purchase is optional, as is the in-game store which is available all the time. If you don't want to spend anything, you don't have to.