I really appreciate your thoughts on this matter. STILL i cannot understand. The way you make it sound (and im hoping it is not intended as such) is that everyone and everything else is to blame for these people not paying ... OK lets go with that thought for a little bit.
1. Even if it was months ago , if you (im saying "you" but not meaning actually "YOU" directly) , would have put something aside at that point and every paycheck up to the time it was requested , it would not matter how long ago the GB was , correct ? You would still have that money put aside .
2. You say high price dramatically changing , yes i agree that could and proberbly is a BIG factor , BUT again , if that IS the case then just knowing from everyday living costs going up that the costs for my hoppy proberbly went up as well . Lets just take Fuel prices for instance. If gas for your car is more expensive , dont you know gas for your furnace at home will be more expensive ? So if you then had to use that money that was maybe stashed away for your hobby (here on MP) would you still not be responsible at least to let us know you cant pay it ? Waiting until you get the invoice to say you cant pay it because you used that money up months ago is not actually nice .
3. If im living on a day by day budget (which is perfectly fine) why join at all then ? In the hopes you will be able to afford it when the invoice comes ? If not you just disappear for weeks/months / ever ?? I think it is YOUR responsiblity to be fair to yourself as well as to us .... dont purchase an OC , purchase a single edition if costs are going to be a factor .
4. You talk about compensation .... this i dont get at all. Why should you be compensated for something you never purchased before it was in production or ready to ship. Take BB Blufans for instance , on what ground do you base your "right" to get compensated ? What about us being compensated then for the money we fork out way in advance sometimes (take FAC for example) due to YOUR request. We dont purchase for us , we purchase for you , if you join , agree to the Terms , dont pay then why should we not be the ones compensated? We lost money , what did you lose to want compensation ?
Just my thoughts , not being offensive or aggressive although it might read that way depending on who / where you are ... looking for some serious feedback.
Take care
John