The reason I feel it's better to regain control of the chain first is to show that DPOS still works. Otherwise anyone with a big enough stake and powerful friends will pull this stunt again, on us or somebody else using DPOS.
That being said, I think a hard fork should already be prepared. Use it or not (probably the first option considering Steemit, Inc. is practically just a huge stake now, and no brains, since most of them left), it needs to be ready.