Sadly, I think most of this is true. It's also why I had no idea prior to reading this thread that Nightcrawler is dead! Those reasons you list are the exact same reason why I've significantly shifted my purchasing budget over the last few years from new Marvel and DC comics to reprint TPBs, and why I care much more about the Nightcrawler of the 80s and 90s than the Nightcrawler of today.

Wow cool I like Nightcrawler