Regarding Base transaction fees: they are high because the chain is at its target capacity (2x the throughput of the L1), but demand has increased dramatically. Data fees remain insignificant thanks to EIP-4844 blobs which are still far from capacity!  So while "it could be worse..." what can make it better? (cont)

Eng @ Coinbase, working on Base
https://bayardo.org

First off: Congrats, what a great problem to have! I would recommend bumping the gas limit to whatever you feel is safe for the sequencer. Yes, state growth is a concern, but this period of "too cheap to meter" DA won't last long anyway, so you might as well make the most of it.

Ethereum protocol R&D. Admirer of emergent order.

Thanks, that's a great point that DA will eventually kick in to keep state growth in check.