When HD Native got HEAT I ran to eBay and paid $199 for a license. It is what it is.
Avid going to subscription...the writing was on the wall once Adobe made the move. The one thing Adobe did, which I am hoping Avid will also do, is when they cut off the perpetual licenses, they froze them. Meaning I can still load and open my Adobe Creative Suite 6 products. If I decide not to go with the subscription, I should still be able to use the HD license I have paid cash for over the last 10 years, just at the last version that Avid "freezes" the perpetual licenses on.
If Avid kills the perpetual license and doesn't allow users to use the iLok licenses to open any Pro Tools version then that would be a crime in my opinion.
I for one will never go to a subscription for any DAW, as I did not go for the Adobe subscription. Subscriptions are for businesses that need Enterprise level support. Not for consumers that use the products casually or for a hobby.