Last year I would add
DDP to a two-night
DVC stay, use the TS credits for a signature restaurant (say..Artist Point, the last one I did like this) and eat CS for the rest of the (short) trip. The cost was about $80 for both nights for the dining plan.
I'd go to Artist Point, order the buffalo (on the December menu that sucker cost more than $40) plus an appetizer and dessert, and buy some wine with DDE. 18% tip was included, now that was worth it. The Artist Point dinner alone almost covered the entire cost for the DDP for the two nights. And I still had 2 CS meals and 2 snacks to use.
Now, with the removal of the tip and appetizer from the basic plan, I am better off just using my DDE. I'd still order expensive entrees but I might leave off the appetizer or the dessert to keep the cost down. Or, I can make a meal out of a couple of appetizers. Or, I can eat in a resort lounge that serves appetizers (I love the flatbread at Territory Lounge; if I was on DDP that really wasn't an option since you can't use it there, and if you did, it wouldn't add up to value). I generally don't eat breakfast at all (I am a studio person and have just a microwave in the room, no kitchen).
I don't think that's a terrible thing, it's just what is. DDP was a steal for awhile, but now it isn't. I can get better value using DDE and ordering what I want from the menu.
