"Then it stabilized for a while. Things seemed to be improving. Then the ship lost direction again last year. Things thrown at the wall. 3D printing. Gaming licenses. etc. etc. None of them really seeming to work out."

Forgive me but is not the basis of innovation, being brave enough to attempt new idea and markets whether successful or not. I would hardly consider any of these things as "lost direction' in fact the gaming licences lead directly to Morph3D. The issue with 3D printing isnt Daz3D its that 3D printing is in its infancy as an industry, with no steady suppliers of machines, consumables or maintenance available globally.

So just to recap you stated you think maybe DRM influenced last years price increase. I can tell you from the information I have that is not the case it was mainly motivated by inflation factors.