I think the owners realize the "upgrade" feature never became popular as hoped, i know people need to pay their Food bills (obviously) rent and whatever else, all well and good
However now the owners are giving too much power to the females to choose if they make what (was) free content under a limit, hide behind a paywall, it just ends up coming off as a greedy and heartless ploy to force payment.
As one of the regular viewers, it just confirmed my greatest fears - women only put out quality content when they get paid to. the videos are now suddenly minutes long instead of 3 seconds. all of this is really quite telling on the feminist mentality of "EFF YOU PAY ME" and further driving a wedge between guys who DO like bigger women, The bbw/ssbbw scene will die off with that way of thinking and i may even consider walking away possibly going full mgtow.
In an age where as a society we're trying to achieve true equality between the sexes, I understand MGTOW and the reasons for it. However it's important to distinguish between two different groups of people that use this site, those wishing to earn an income and those wanting to find a date.
For those wishing to earn an income, as with any other service this is a perfectly valid thing to do. Many people come here just to look at pictures, videos and read stories, creating a market that can help keep this site going. It's only fair that the people uploading this content should get some reward for their effort, and as you've stated it's already driven up quality by making videos longer, benefiting those that can affort to upgrade. For those that can't affort it, I'm hoping the premium content will ultimately allow us to remove the viewing limits, enabling them to view as much free content as they like.
For those wanting to date, well it's between to the two of you to decide who pay's for what, but I agree that it's not a good idea to pay for anything up front in the hope that this will lead to a date. Even if a date does ensue, it would start the relationship on the wrong footing and I wouldn't be surprised if I was then expected to pay for everything thereafter only to be dumped when the money runs out. Just remember that there are a lot of genuine people on here who are looking to date and don't want anything more, and take time to read their profiles to distinguish them from those trying to make an income.