Cryptocurrencies should be created for a cause; this is how Bitcoin was created in the first place. Satoshi wasn't waiting to get paid from anyone & he never asked for fame (even If he have a shitload of coins, he probably never used them).
If you are indeed creating something revolutionary, then you could ask for donations and the community will definitely back you up,If you are trying to get rich and walk away then probably creating altcoins isn't for you.
So there are two solutions: pay whatever the developers ask you to pay (in $) and take the lead or find a team of passionate people who wants to change the world and doesn't really care about the money & the results will be much better.
Agree. Alt coin must be develop not for profit or fame but to reach their goal. I seen a altcoin lately with good platform and with a purpose. And then after their ICO they run and scam their investor. In that incident my trust to alt coin is vanished and i will never invested to them again. Maybe i will participate to their campaign if the developer team is legit and have good profile. But with anonymous devs is always a shot coin