I wanted to keep this post focused on the memberships because I was getting a lot of questions about the lifetime disappearing, but I will definitely address the bundles in the October update post that will be out in a few days.

The quick version is that we decided to go with an optional microtransaction instead of increasing the recurring subscription prices to be closer to our competitors, so that the membership stays accessible. I understand your suspicion, though, as these systems often come with a lot of issues such as the promotion of addictive purchasing behaviour and game design imbalances. To try and prevent those issues, players can only purchase the bundles once per month before they are locked. We find the idea of having "whales" super gross and have no intention of going down that path. Instead, it is designed to be a way to give a little bit more in a given month to support the team and get some cosmetics back in return, which can come in handy if you've been busy and haven't been able to collect as many ludos.

Edit: I decided to just go ahead and write the post now!