another update, another round of discontent, thought we'd be riding the wave of optimism with these glowing new user reports, but counterpoints are always helpful?
As far as I'm concerned, nothing has changed from pre October except that its now all shifted 3 months later (shipping began in January instead of October, well technically just before).
RBT's attitude has not wavered if youve kept up with this thread, what has changed was the sheer commitment to perfection which leaves us with a better unit out the gate (something many would choose over what I'm just calling "manners" for now, and I think many would choose the three month wait for that?)
Again it's either you believe or you don't, October was always only going to see 5-15 units ship just like January is now, its a shame some felt they were mislead into believing their late pre orders would ship in October, bc expectations can breed disappointment easily in this industry especially. I understand it, I do, I've played that game myself with the Grasshopper for a year now, many months for the initial Indica launch and now more again for their relaunch... It saddens me to see other longtime FCers bail bc I know they'll forget about all this nonsense once they do have them some day... I do apologize if I pushed anyone where they werent ultimately comfortable by raising expectations in my own excitement
There still seems to be a large misconception of what is happening behind the scenes, even though it seems extremely clear to me based on just what's posted here even, putting aside the private insider info the beta team has seen... It is a simple powerful vaporizer made with off the shelf parts, pretty much all US sourced, put together in someones basement... There are processes in place to upscale that, and the creator is experienced enough in other areas to know how to do that, and it being done simultaneously as early units are built...
This plan was always clearly laid out here since the early days, I suggest anyone having mixed feelings re read the main thread personally, I think that would give you everything you need to know, what pushed me to get in bed with Zion and was the best vapor decision I ever made... Hey at nearly 200 pages long now maybe by the time you're done you'll remember why you had pre ordered and then it will almost be time for yours to ship!