Release. Push beta keys to sub. Spend money now on FTUE, without them we die, no matter our salt. The primary FTUE was come build at this cool single shard MMo experience have a free key.
Nerfing the existing userbase progress will kill the game. Everyone knows someday the time comes yea gotta decide what keys to run as subs. The money is there. Folks like skins and DLC. We are ready to pay. I will pay for gold large stabs pls. Chop Chop. Take my money. Over and over. Here it is.
I'm prepaid, what I say has no meaning from me, I get what I get, I have no leverage with "i'll quit" arguments. If things go well I would add two more accounts to my several existing prepaid subs.