I think commanding 2000 per scene as a freelancer for an extended period of time would be an extraordinary situation.
Nicolette may have been paid as much or possibly substantially more for her debut because she posed for some mags and had a following prior to shooting explicit, but for her to sustain these kinds of rate in today's climate, she would have to be very selective and cultivate her scarcity, which in turn would affect her bottom line.
Even if she opts to go all in, there is not that much content being shot anymore. And you may have to do some stuff that's pretty physical if you really want to draw everything you can from the porn market. And grind long hours as a feature dancer on the side.
Just topping 80K a year in earnings from video shoots is something a good majority of pornstars can't do. Because of her magazine looks, she probably could... for a time.
Whereas with hooking she can pile on gig after gig, the guys are older and none too hot but it's not as hard a work most of the time, and it will far exceed her porn earnings.