It is clearly visible how the investment slowed down after the price increase. 85.1% where invested in the first phase, 10.2% during the increase and 4.7% afterwards. The flat part at the end is due to the end of the investment phase. A similar graph is available at the DAO stats site. To me that leaves the question why there was an increase at all. It kind of served as an incentive to buy early — but was that worth the confusion?

How is this reflected in the transaction network? Here some pictures of the creation phase.