Just read Zantai’s really well phrased response, and I have to say, I agree and I salute him for handling complaints with this much professionalism.
And in case people forget, when Immortal Throne came out, it also did add the quality of life content only if you purchased the expansion - the base game did not get the improvements.
Btw, I was surprised to learn the base Grim Dawn was sold for such a low price! I have been recommending the game to friends for years whenever I see it discounted, but I never checked what the original price was, or known it, since I bought the game pre-Kickstarter myself.
Same here. I have some friends who have the game but never played it in multi, and I never traded either… same as in TQ. But that’s just me being a shut-in asocial. 
Yes please! And more shared stash, especially. I am using my old characters as “mules” but it is complicated to remember who has the chest armor and who has the two-handed weapons… 