Backer Update Plan "discounts", pardon me? Open letter to Pimax

[Davebobman]

I have also brought up these points before.

@Davebobman

All the “discounts” (mostly trade-ins)

1. $50 for opting-out of the stretch goals
2. $50 bonus if you opt-out by December 31st (brings the total for stretch goals up to $100)
3. $50 for opting-out of the $100 eye-tracking coupon
4. $300 for opting-out of the BS+controllers
5. $100 from the 8K to 5K+ downgrade coupon
6. $100 if you upgrade to an 8K-X

• 6 is the only actual discount, with 1-5 being trade-ins
• All of the BS+controllers related plans (A/B/E/F) are being done at-cost (no price difference for backers)
• 1/2 are giving backers much less credit than the strech goals are worth

@Davebobman

Hopefully I am being overly pessimistic but it seems like the whole “upgrade plan” system is set up to get people to give up their stretch goals for much less than they are worth. They are only giving $100 for the stretch goals ($50 after December 31st) when the value of the stretch goals is ~$200+:

• $120 for MAS
• $50 for Comfort kit
• $100 coupon for wireless (worth $50 credit towards headset - using the downgrade coupon as a reference)
• Cooling fan + prescription lens adapter + 3 pieces of content

If I want to trade in my BS+controllers but don’t want to give up my stretch goals, then I have to go through the support ticket system. The whole process is set up to encourage you to give up your stretch goals and discourage you from keeping them.