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I can't back up your experiences myself, but since you're looking for "reasons," I'll take a wild stab.

Maybe a cumulatively developing reactive personality-type, based upon youthful social-outcasting.  This latter part could have gone hand-in-hand with societally 'frowned-upon' pursuits, such as video-games in this case.  After enough time spent delving intently into a niched subculture, maybe this reactive personality could manifest in a superiority complex, based upon that inferiority complex from youth.  ..Especially with the internet's great searching ability, perhaps some people just don't think any repeated questions are valid beyond a certain point.

Boy was I wrong.

Thanks for making me look into it.  Should've known better, I guess.

Any USB cart's still available?

Once again homie, no worries.  I'm in no rush to get it; don't let me add to the stresses of everyday life.

Sure, solids vs. shading could be the difference.  My shading was all in grays, none of it too dark (as you can see, I guess).

I'm going to try to respond to/with (what I think to be) the more-relevant posts:
  [Sorry for the length.]

  ^ This is the most concise, important suggestion here.  I thought about mine for four years after I first visualized it -- never doubting it once the entire time.

  ^ If you're solid enough on any image or design, you shouldn't need anyone else's input.  It's supposed to be meaningful to you, so other people may not get it.

  ^ [I'm assuming you're a guy.]  I think this will make your naked-back look somewhat awkward.  Consider the archetypal shape for each sex: V-shaped for men, hourglass for women.  As with mine, a wider design at the shoulders helps a male to appear to fit in slightly moreso to "our" bodily-appearance.

  ^ [A]:  Start casually going around to your local shops & perusing the artists' portfoilos (thick notebooks, full of 8x10's).  Eventually you should gravitate toward an artist who appears to specialize in the style of your intended piece.  Many artists have open booths, some work in more-confined office-like spaces -- if you can, hang out for short periods & observe an artist's general vibe/personality.  [I was with my artist for a total of 13 hours -- it would've sucked if he was a dickbag.]  Jot down a few artists' names if you need to, as there might be a small handful that you like for different reasons.
  ^ [B]: This is why you should be 99% on whatever you choose.  Having a tattoo "removed" is one of the most painful things I've ever experienced, and you have to go back X number of times.  ... and then there's the bill.

  ^ [A]: Limit your caffeine intake beforehand, as it tends to thin the blood.  This will make you bleed more during a session, which may not only frustrate your artist, but could also lessen the overall quality of your piece.  Alcohol & painkillers also fit into this category -- avoid them as well.  On the contrary, weed can temporarily increase blood-platelet size; I've occasionally heard of getting a light buzz just before you go in, for less overall bleeding.
  ^ [B]: Definitely bring some music to listen to, just to have as an option.  But your artist may be a really neat person -- talk 'em up a little if you like!  [..If they don't mind having a conversation while they're working, that is.].

  ^ [A]: If you're in a relationship, no problem.  Guys are just more prone to being weird about helping other guys out with this; if you're single, maybe a female-friend wouldn't mind.  It's a twice-a-day procedure, however, meaning roommates work best.
  ^ [B]: For showers, just decrease your usual water-temperature, and try to not allow the stream to pound directly on the tattoo.  If a lower water-temp. doesn't sound great, get a small space-heater to plug in near the shower.  Fifteen minutes before you'd like to shower, turn the heater on High, and close the door.

  ^ I've never had staining happen, or signif. shirt-removal-pain.  Any tattoo-artist worth their salt absolutely should completely cover a new tattoo with gauze-material (lined w/ thin-plastic).  This can stay on the rest of that first day, after which cocoa-butter is your friend (most tattoo shops stock their preferred lotions) .  [You may even be able to negotiate the purchase of add'l lined-gauze from your tattoo shop.]  Regular attention to lotion (post-shower, pre-dress) should minimize shirt-removal-pain.  Avoid anything even remotely harsh in the shower for 3 weeks after your work (e.g., full-body acne-wash).

Other:
  - Most likely, the outline & interior-shading will be done in separate sessions.
  - Plan for a 2.5hrs as your maximum session-time.  1st hour: body's in shock.  2nd hour: you relax into it.  3rd hour: fidgeting begins.
  - The shading isn't as painful as the outline.  With an outline, the body has less time to inhibit pain in a specific region.
  - The best seasons to get work done are in times of median outdoor-temperature.  Otherwise, you may sweat or shiver more than you should.

I can't comment on the specific duration of rechargeables in a DMG, but I've shied away from them in general because I find their overall functionality to be significantly less convenient than single-use batteries.  Rechargeables lose a portion of their overall capacity following each charge, and I believe their lifespan is somewhere around 50-60 charges.  Because of this gradual decay, you may never really know where any one battery is, re: immediate charge or overall lifespan.  More "professional" uses in the music-industry never use rechargeables, for many of these same reasons.  Recharging a whole fleet of batteries is always a cluster-fuck, and certain varieties of rechargeables are cautioned not to be used with certain charging-units.

All these reasons --> my decision to go with the Fuji Enviromax.  My city has a "responsible battery disposal" program as well, so that helps me to feel even better about my my battery-use.