I really like your ideas and appreciate you speaking up. I'm honestly not 100% sure how I, personally, feel about the endgame; I agree with you about games fizzling over time, but I've also seen some continue for 6+ years now and still be fun and interesting for the players involved.

Anyway, not the point. Point is, I appreciate your ideas. I think if we do go through with the endgame, sending them and bringing them back could be a really neat way to do it with a lot of potential for both familiarity and change.