I'm a big believer in the "K.I.S.S" Method, "Keep, It, Simple, Sally"
Just my opinions of course.
1 - No need for rotation because of cost, etc. although not correct, I would just rotate the my whole setup, no biggie.
2 - I prefer the Warthog base mainly cost wise, I have the base and the less I spend on a base the more I'll spend on all the cool sticks you and others will hopefully make for the warthog base. Also seeing as how many Warthog setups are out there it wouldn't hurt.
Thanks for your time and hard work on these projects and asking everyone's opinions