Yes. Charlie implied that he was "forced" to reveal sooner than planned because the title started to leak.

Said it on his most recent podcast.

Can't speak for everyone, but I'll offer up one thought I've had about why I'd want to know the plans before placing an order...

I was not in on AMH early. After it got some public play time and critique, I wanted in as my first NIB. But, by then it was too late. Even though I don't like the idea of buying a game without getting the "full picture" (e.g., personal play time, reviews from early owners, etc.), I might take a gamble and just commit to the game if I knew only 300 would be made and it was a now or never decision. However, if I knew that production would be scaled to demand, I'd definitely wait. Would be a serious bummer if I made the decision based on the 300, found that the game wasn't what I wanted, and then realized I didn't need to rush because the supply wasn't as limited as I was told it was.

Again, "we'll make as many as we feel like" is just as legitimate of a position as "there will only be 300". Just would like to know which it is when I have to pay a deposit.

<<Note added as an edit: Took a long time to type my post and see that Charlie has since clarified expectations. Statement above still explains why it was important for me to have clear expectations. Thanks Charlie for being clear.>>

So who's got the latest "on the list" date? I was trying to get a sense of how close I am. I was confirmed on July 4th and didn't get an email yesterday. Think i saw some people that were confirmed after 6/15 say they got the email.

So, 6/17 is the latest date that anyone got a "you're on the list" confirmation and also later got the "you're in the 300" email. Anyone else have a later date? (sorry to go back to this, but I'm really interested)

Maybe I missed it, but each time someone declines, is an email going out immediately to the next person on the list? Or is a batch of 50 (or whatever the number is) going out shortly?

By the way, still seems 6/30 was the last date someone got confirmed on the interest list and has been confirmed in the 300. I was 7/4 and am still on the waitlist. Anyone later get in the 300 yet?