Discontinued VapeXhale Cloud

[oldiebutgoodie]

looking back at the indiegogo updates i was getting during the campaign the question was asked what are the benefits of being a beta tester and if tjety would be getting an evo to test early. answer was no, beta testerer would have accessories, and upcoming projects to test, anything neew that meeded feedback. said the evo has been built from the ground up and that they had been testing internals etc. as theywentvalong. so this leavea me a little confused. i think all campaign contributersshould be sent out at once. and im getting mine shipped tje 15th. so o really hope this changes for evetone else. we need a mass cloud release at the same time for the campaign. seems a fair way to do it, wven if us fanatics have to wait an extra week or two. seems the fair unselfish thing to do. were trying to bring good vibes here not alienate people as i think this will do. options need to be rethinked

VXL doesn't need hundreds of opinions from who knows whom. That's not a controlled beta, that's a mess. The EVO beta test is specifically for fine tuning variables, not for making or altering fundamental functional design decisions. A manageable number of known users should do the job just fine.

 

[Bluntcrush]

I am feeling more fanatical every minute! It Might be due to the herbs, or maybe it's just antici..............Pation

Can't tell!

 

[11eleven11]

You guys think fanatic beta testing will be easy? Fanatics will be slaves filling out mounds of highly scientific papers and charts while delusionally crying to their mothers at night for no more monster vapor hits.

Fanatics are uh.. Doing the greater good. Yeah..

 

[oldiebutgoodie]

You guys think fanatic beta testing will be easy? Fanatics will be slaves filling out mounds of highly scientific papers and charts while delusionally crying to their mothers at night for no more monster vapor hits.

But that's OK, we're all obsessive masochists anyway (wasn't that a prerequisite?).

 

[VapeNStone]

I was under the impression that they have been beta testing already? I even seen videos where supposedly the new heater design was being tested in the old units? Did that not happen? What have they been doing for the past 4 months? Did we not see the design and everything right away? How were they not testing it? How did the Fanatic's not receive this already? I'm just pissed I have been without my cloud since June and this is getting ridiculous. It's all good and dandy that the cloud will be perfect when they finally get around to sending it to us, but you would think the first cloud worked out all the bugs for them. I can't believe that everyone is just ok with this?

 

[MonsterWithoutBorders]

I am OK with this. Seems like this is a major revision. But then I have a working and happy cloud.

 

[Hexi]

I'll break out the devastator once in a while for some monster rips, but I usually just use a hydratube for convenience sake.

You have a devastator? Party at your house this weekend!!!!

It's a good day to be a FANATIC!

Or your house! Either one!!

I hate being "that guy" but c'mon. UTFSE.

Thanks for the update SM55. Can't wait!

You're not wrong, and I have UTFSE many times it's how I learned about vaping!

But specifically to my question, I still see ambiguous info. The 'circ' action etc... I've seen the vines, and some pics of tubes in development... but I still am not sure exactly what the categorization/design is ... I guess that's on me /shrug

I'm new to water tools so I know just the basics, bong, bubbler, tree, shower, honeycomb, stemless, splash-guard. recycler. "Hydra tubes" and "swagger circs" are VXL branding names yes? Or is it actually different tech? That was sort of the question.

 

[wootze]

I was under the impression that they have been beta testing already? I even seen videos where supposedly the new heater design was being tested in the old units? Did that not happen? What have they been doing for the past 4 months? Did we not see the design and everything right away? How were they not testing it? How did the Fanatic's not receive this already? I'm just pissed I have been without my cloud since June and this is getting ridiculous. It's all good and dandy that the cloud will be perfect when they finally get around to sending it to us, but you would think the first cloud worked out all the bugs for them. I can't believe that everyone is just ok with this?

Here, have another big rip...thirsty...try some of this refreshing koolaid here. All better?

Most of us are beyond ok with this.



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[stonemonkey55]

Proper beta testing cannot be completed in a couple of weeks, simply because that leaves no time to correct any problems. Call it what they will, this is actually what I would call user acceptance testing. VXL said that they have been testing throughout the development cycle, so we will see how effective that was. I view this "beta test" as a bone thrown to the Fanatic level of supporters, and why not?

User Acceptance Testing is probably a more accurate description of what this final process is.

I was under the impression that they have been beta testing already? I even seen videos where supposedly the new heater design was being tested in the old units? Did that not happen? What have they been doing for the past 4 months? Did we not see the design and everything right away? How were they not testing it? How did the Fanatic's not receive this already? I'm just pissed I have been without my cloud since June and this is getting ridiculous. It's all good and dandy that the cloud will be perfect when they finally get around to sending it to us, but you would think the first cloud worked out all the bugs for them. I can't believe that everyone is just ok with this?

Please read my description a little more carefully. We've been conducting tests this whole time and are testing out some various firmware features before mass production.

 

[John Lewus]

It's a good day to be a FANATIC!

That is the dirtiest cloud next to clean glass that I have ever seen. How do you get buildup like that?

 

[Benzito42]

As a fanatic contributor that has never owned or used a cloud I am very happy with the news.

An extra round of "user acceptance testing" not only helps the product for mass production, it includes a gift of a beta unit which I was not getting if VXL felt it was 100% ready and risked not going through more testing for everyone's benefit.

I accepted the fact that October deadline might not be reached and the EVo is almost there and without major tweeking it will be ready with just a fair amount of a delay for the contributors and then for the release to others. Hopeful thinking

 

[DoubleAA80]

goid day to be a fanatic but at least be humble about it. anyone posting #1 to be afanatic think about the people your kinda flaming saying ha ha i get this before you. .
remember vanity is not a virtue but a disease in this culture

 

[Live-N-Learn]

I say hurry up fanatics and approve the testing [as long as there isnt any problems] and get it to the masses!!!!

 

[JoeKickass]

are testing out some various firmware features before mass production.

Is one feature a party mode where the top GonG joint flashes different colors like the Pax?

 

[11eleven11]

I am curious about what kind of tubes will be sent with the fanatic beta testing units. 3 options in my mind:

-A hydratube of any kind
-The double chamber tube from the perc
-A glass mouthpiece

Is one feature a party mode where the top GonG joint flashes different colors like the Pax?

I'm imagining rolling a VXL on the table and it's making me cringe a bit.

 

[grokit]

I am curious about what kind of tubes will be sent with the fanatic beta testing units. 3 options in my mind:

-A hydratube of any kind
-The double chamber tube from the perc
-A glass mouthpiece

Hopefully all three if they're fine-testing for the rest of us.

 

[oldiebutgoodie]

goid day to be a fanatic but at least be humble about it. anyone posting #1 to be afanatic think about the people your kinda flaming saying ha ha i get this before you. .
remember vanity is not a virtue but a disease in this culture

I guess we must be reading a different thread.

I don't see anyone bragging or flaming or saying ha-ha. I see folks excited about the prospect of knowing now when they will be doing the beta testing; after all, that is one of the primary perqs which they contributed for. I see others excited at what this indicates, i.e., that early release is probably not far behind. And others interested in what the beta testing will reveal. And later, there will be lots of comparisons between the Early Birds and Fanatics different HT's.

All of this is just part of the fun. We're all friends here, ya know.

 

[Hexi]

User Acceptance Testing is probably a more accurate description of what this final process is.
.

UAT, Beta, Alpha, Extended Beta, User Review, QA Testing, etc... it's all just terminology that gets tossed around and remixed based on methodology.

Most of us are happy to see extended testing, what it is labeled shouldn't bother people or matter.

 

[DoubleAA80]

i didnt think of it that way i didnt mean offense, i guess i imagined a mass roll out, with a select inner circle( vxh team members friends and family) doing the "beta" part of this project and getting any wrinkles out since the indiegogo days. guess this proves me wrong though.lol. hopefully the fanatics will like what they get so there is not alot of up and back and we can have our units bug free soon. peace

 

[11eleven11]

Hopefully all three if they're fine-testing for the rest of us.

pls throw in 2 Devastators too 4 research purposes thx vapexhale!

Hah.. In all seriousness you're right that would be great to test. Idk if that's what they are wanting tested though. Sounds more like the programmed firmware fine tunings.

 

[Fame Is A Vapor]

goid day to be a fanatic but at least be humble about it. anyone posting #1 to be afanatic think about the people your kinda flaming saying ha ha i get this before you. .
remember vanity is not a virtue but a disease in this culture

I'll cop to this. And I apologize if anyone felt I was flaming them. Not my intention, at all. My post has since been edited by a moderator down to it's essence, "We Are All Fanatics". And as OldieButGoodie pointed out, it was meant to be a celebration of what the Fanatic testing means for all of us, not just those receiving units for testing.

Happy to see your subsequent post, @DoubleAA80. Hopefully, no hard feelings remain out there for anyone.

Serenity now!

 

[gigaurora]

Looks like they needed 5 mulligans

 

[John Lewus]

I thought about this long and hard but as someone with a working cloud and an early bird I am willing to wait a bit to get my EVO if VapeXhale wants to prioritize sending the first runs to those with broken clouds and those with no clouds. I am only speaking for myself though. I can wait a few extra weeks if it means others can join the cloud experience sooner.

 

[elmomuzz]

That is the dirtiest cloud next to clean glass that I have ever seen. How do you get buildup like that?

Hard usage. I clean it occasionally by scraping it with a sharp knife.

 

[DoubleAA80]

No hard feelings at all was mearly fun ribbing . were a!ll a community here. fc is like a s@econd home. just beta test nice and quick for us.lol. im in the camp of a broken cloud so i guess im bias.lol. in my case though( not looking for sympathy) the cloud controlled my ms symptoms, something no other vaoe could with such ease. now as my symptoms creap back my ass will be sitting on the porch shaking, waiting for that evo.lol i celebrate your fanatacism.lol. all good bro i hadnt medicated yet.lol