Man, I don’t know if I’m projecting because I’m just in a mood or if you intentionally drenched that in sarcasm, so if I’m misinterpreting let me know…
Having said that, I think perhaps you’re right about everything you stated above, and should go build your own hit sensation from the ground up and handle bumps in the road however you think is best.
Regarding DEC pricing, it likely won’t have much of an impact, since everyone knows the cost of using it there, and there’s a warning that pops up for people who may not know.
However, the price of DEC is pretty set to be in its current range for a while. There’s a lot of in game usage for it about to roll out.
Before I wrap this up, though, I feel it’s appropriate to say I feel like I was in your position once.
I’ve seen changes that looked like nothing more than a redirection of resources to the devs at the players’ expense, and each time when I looked into it I saw there was a valid reason for it, so I’m approaching this from the perspective of someone who’s been proven wrong enough to just stfu and let these guys pay me to play their fucking game. Take that for whatever it’s worth to you.
This is finally, only the beginning.