Oooh buddddy are you dense, to tell the truth there seems to be alot of people with your mind set around.
Let me spell it out for you......They added 3 steps in the right direction, and 15 steps in the wrong direction with this update. There is quite a large grouping of people that are about at the point of leaving for good. Sure that $15 isn't much, but what happens when the entire role playing community leaves, because they are being ignored? or what happens when people get sick of re-earning things that they had already unlocked/payed for? $15 dollars sure can add up fast...
Edit: *sigh* Who am I kidding, people with that mentality don't use reason. This conversation is irrelevant.