I'm very happy for you and for K9's accomplishment, but about your last sentence I'll allow myself to disagree. I don't think we need to look for a conspiracy theory where there isn't one. Tess had
some of the data on her work computers corrupted, hence the delay. As for "sub" players, Tess does not separate dom and sub players and treats both groups as respectfully as possible. We were able to see this on more than one occasion.
When something went wrong, Tess sincerely apologized to everyone, even waiving the subscription fee for her patrons. And she always conducts herself with the utmost decorum and courtesy, so she's never had any "let them endure and dutifully wait for a new update because they're sub players" moments. She's a wise enough woman not to act like a teenager playing "cruel mistress".