I really never give money to companies for pre-orders.
I did however pre-order the apache. And I did it just to support ED’s development. I will fly the thing once it comes out. But I did it because of all the results from the past, not for a promise of the future, therefor I don’t feel any disappointment.
We buy 3080 rtx graphic cards, expensive peripherals, some even build complete simpits for this hobby.
Spending many 1000’n of dollars
Yet some people manage to feel robbed for a few dollar’s worth of miles or a few months delay. Nothing got cancelled here…
I ordered a honeycomb bravo throttle in August 2020 and received it 8 months later. The product was already finished, it was just production issues.
Let’s a keep a positive relationship with the ED software team and be grateful they want to make this software for us.
Flightsim is a niche market. Many companies stopped doing it.
It very complex to create and maintain for a low financial return.
If you want people to perform at their best, you should do the same