Joe sounds like a stand up guy, wouldn't hesitate buying from him in the future.
I own a WoZLE and Smaug, been an early depositor on both. Really excited about JJP #3. As others have mentioned, pricing is a strong message that JJP thinks they can move up to a new pricing tier. I can afford it if I'm really excited about a title. "Excited" for me equals great gameplay, deep code, beautiful artwork and appealing theme. Happy to hear the initial feedback is that it has the potential to have the gameplay and future code possibilities to be top notch. But the artwork and theme are not what many would like to see. Yes, we sit and wait in judgement when new pins are unveiled and give our unsolicited opinion, but this is a hobby in which for many of us it's our one large indulgence (it is for me anyway!). So the highs are very high, and the low points bring out some ugly comments.
I'm very interested to see if this new pricing tier sticks, I'm all for supporting JJP - but can't justify joining the party on Dailey In.
Michael