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I don't think TNT will touch UCs, they're a ghost of the past; there is no reason for them to. They only grandfathered some pets into UCs because they saw there was a lot of talent in those old designs compared to the rest. If they really cared about UCs, they'd UC every design pre-2007. I would love a UC Blue Kacheek, unfortunately...
Besides, there is more money to be made with customs now, errbody frowin' der coin fo dat lil wig er umbrella n goin', "oh shits, so cuuddie!".
The deflation of everything else was inevitable and just. Krawks and Draiks were originally meant to be LE, but within reach of the average user with a little work. Not a status symbol of the elite, coming close to 20m each in their prime. Same with PBs, the plan was for the average user to have fun, get the PB they wanted, and paint their pet to their whim. 12m for a Plushie PB at its peak? More expensive than an Anagram, not as intended.
I'll admit the FFQ Cookies are pretty messed though. They vowed that NC would never impact or allow paying players an advantage over non at NC's inception. Well here they are, hypocrites to the brim. The training cookies don't help either. But industry is just that, sometimes you need to throw away ideals for big $$$.
But to answer your last Q, if they allowed UCs back, it would crush cK and other sites' market by 50%. Like Black Tuesday for Neo. Everyone would scramble to sell their UCs for a quick buck, and many people would be in PayPal debt.