Finally it's about time that they start charging for the bases again. The price isn't a big issue for me since I'm broke anyway and it's been almost a year since I've purchased any new content.  I'm sure they have a few customers in similar situations where having a lower price isn't going to make things better.  People won't buy if they don't have money. 

A lower price means they have to sell large quantities of content to break even, but by raising the prices a little all around, they no longer have to sell tons of content since the profit would be higher on each model.

It's about time.