I guess it depends if you feel that across the years Steinberg deserves the benefit of the doubt and your continued support.
C12 has really been quite poor in regards to problems/bugs. I think it’s in an ok state now, however, and I do have a love for Cubase which maybe some days doesn’t follow logic.
I think really, if you’re unsure just update in the sales where it’s $50 and the updates will be more mature. Also, let’s not forget that we were given some freebies along the way, and I saw that as a bit of an apology already: