“Horns/EDIT: I should have asked: Are you agreeing that the customer doesn’t necessarily know what they will initially receive beyond the short description of EA on the E-shop when they consider whether to buy a module in EA?”
I certainly cannot determine what every customer understands or believes on these forums. If early access is an option for us to play a module in its early state as explained in the EA, then why are some determined to not make this concept work for them, while others are? I can tell you this; I am excepting of the value, risk and complexities involved in early access, some may not. I have given the responsibility to myself and only myself which determines whether I purchase anything from ED or anyone else. I feel that ED has done their part explaining the given opportunity of playing early incomplete modules with bugs, scope and technical challenges moving forward. The real F-18C took 6-8 years to develop with a cost of $70 mil per unit, while ED’s early access almost identical software version has taken 3-5 years to develop with a purchase price of $80.00, not including pre-sales… I’m willing to experiment with this new idea and business model of early access and trust that ED and company will do their best to deliver and make them work. Go with the understanding that early access will not work for everyone, but for many the idea of getting their hands on an early access module is nirvana, thus benefiting both the customer and seller.