I know the FAQ mentioned the price per rendering node would double, but 1) I didn’t know it would happen this fast and 2) What is the reasoning for this? IS there a chance we old timers can have a one-time grandfather price?
Yep wish I would have bought the standard bundle straight off, I pay almost the same amount in subscription as the std bundle and have one less render node… on the flip-side I at least know that money is well spent 
For some reason i wasn’t included in this forum for a blip, so i didnt see this forum post until today.
My personal feeling was the renderer was underpriced. As we moved some functionality to the standalone [prt volume etc] renderer, it became clear that this was even more the case, and thus the price jumped. i felt that allowing current max users to switch renderers would ease the pain a bit, and be a plus overall.
if you have concerns about this, please feel free to email me.
cheers
cb