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Yes, that's understandable, but I still think they should be more expensive. It could drive more accounts to power up instead of down.

when they first get here if they are forced to spend more money, they are going to think the place is a cash and just leave

That could be the case, yes.

Although they wouldn't be spending it. They'd be converting it to Hive Power that can be powered down at a later date and converted back into the original currency. They'd also be signaling that they have skin in the game. I think everybody needs to have a little skin in the game.