Oh absolutely, these are all valid concerns to bring up in the IC phase of the buy, no doubt about that. And heck, I agree with many of the complaints being mentioned in this thread. But the fact of the matter is that there will absolutely not be any more changes, so what's the point? At this point it's bordering on threadcrapping. Either buy it or don't, it's your choice, but there's nothing to be gained from complaining.
Absolutely. This.
I was completely transparent about EVERYTHING during the IC. If you didn't notice legends, A-profile keys, or anything else, that's on you. It was all in the render and explained verbatim in the IC OP for months. Somebody said it's "different than we thought it would be." Not true, it's all there, in exhaustive detail. Go look. I assumed there was no debate because everyone was fine with it.
There will be no further changes, and whining isn't going to change anything now.
JD:
Whether "intentional" or not, you have been one of the biggest detractors of this effort since the beginning. I'm not just talking about being critical, which is fine and good. I'm talking about being toxic. You've never had a positive word to say. At first you just told me to give up because it was impossible. Now, after six months of IC have passed and the set is a reality, you are stirring up discontent here and in the Massdrop comments, even after I compromised on the winkey specifically for you and others because that was apparently the "make or break" issue.
Listen...the ship has sailed. I am so disappointed in you for not showing some leadership. You have seen enough GBs to understand that pleasing everyone is impossible, you included. You can't let the little things ruin the big picture; it's one set for 500-1000 different sets of preferences. Not everyone gets what they want.
Want to know something?
I didn't even want to use A-profile keys at all. I argued against it and only conceded eventually because Photekq wanted it and he helped me so much. (And that is in no way an invitation to flame him, I am 100% behind him.) If I can get over it, and the winkey, and a handful of other things, so can you.
Here's the bottom line: this isn't the set for you. Don't buy it. Just don't mess up this thread, and especially don't mess up the Massdrop comments.
I would never in a million years do this to you with one of your projects and I I think you know that. Please return the courtesy.
Same goes to everyone else who has a dealbreaker and feels the need to shout about it. I'm very sorry. But the decisions have been made. We aren't going back now; we can't. Time to move on.