Completely agree.  We've been working to try and find a balance of what works best to keep the site sustainable and still rewarding for everyone, and to give us a better idea how we can implement some of the future features we have planned.

Unfortunately the popups are a necessary evil for the time being, but in response to your feedback I've reduced it down to only 4 popups throughout the site - when you complete all four daily bounty quests, when you run Merlin's Gauntlet, when you open the bonus chest on Merlin's Gauntlet, and when you claim your satoshi from games played at Merlin's Faire.  I'll watch it for a few days and see how it fairs with those revisions and hopefully we can keep it reduced to just the 4 popups, if not reduce them a little more. 

Thanks for the feedback!