I have the cash and want the game, but it will all depend on quality and price. I want to see one and play it before I decide to jump on the wagon.....

No, I think we understood what you said, and it was solid advice about the industry as a whole. I don't think you were singling anyone out...it was just the example at hand. Seems to me if they felt threatened, the best way to make their case would be to post some numbers and facts, rather than contacting you about your statement. If they had a perfect track record, then they would have nothing to hid or be defensive about.

For the record, I would probably be interested in an AFMr, but no way in hell will I put down a deposit for one given the experiences with MMr when it first rolled out. I will pick one up somewhere down the line from someone that grew tired of theirs. This pre-order and pre-pay crap has to stop somewhere. Whatever happened to selling an actual product? I see the same thing with software.....the sales guys go out and sell blue-sky, and then they hurry back to the cave and announce a crisis and expect the development team to work miracles. Then the developers get blamed when the product is only half-mature. Anymore, I will not buy a thing unless there is an example in the field I can go look at or talk to the owners.