I don't understand the upgrade prices

[mladi]

And no one here is defending everything Melda does. Just correcting exceptionally bad experiences presented as fact when really only due to incompetence and stupidity (at least that's what I assume since mladi is still not forth coming and starts to sound like a broken record).

quoted just for future potential customers to read.

the topic was pretty clear and with pretty clear answers from either side, even melda. so of course no one, especially not you, is defending everything, except when you do

@frizzbee: I'm not answering to this moron since he is on my foe-list already (and i think that was a good idea back then as it is still..)

Ein richtiger Held ist er oder nicht?..

[Held]

An objective discussion about prices? Bit of a stretch, isn't it?

We're not talking about prices, just upgrade strategies.

... which is equally subjective...

If you bought the product at 50% off (which I would recommend since sales are so frequent), there's absolutely no disadvantage to buying elsewhere. If you bought it for more than 50% off like in an introductory sale, there's even a benefit to buying somewhere else since Melda will assume you bought at 50% off.

I think this makes saying "Melda targets people for buying elsewhere" objectively wrong when it's even beneficial to buy elsewhere under certain circumstances.

But if you're arguing solely on emotion rather than reason, sure, there's no objectivity.

[mladi]

oh nooo, someone dislikes the upgrade strategy based on their experiences. it's our duty as a community to now express how it is the fairest and most pleasant one ever being made XD nothing is better, only think in superlatives

[Grizzellda]

Hey folks, in a very general, very broad sense , Ol` Grizzellda is gonna say that Melda Production might even be the ``cat`s pajamas``, of the musical software dudes.

And, as a garden variety KVR asshole, I find that super refreshing, actually...

Are you hearing me, Mr. Vojtech? Could you be any more fair with customers? Melda provides value!

So simple!

[mladi]

Time to bring this thread back on track because of a fanboi/sock puppet who tried to derail it.

We still have two classes of customers in Melda Universe:

1st class is when you buy everything from Melda directly, then all is fine..
..but you are less then a 2nd class customer if you made the BIG mistake to buy Melda plugins from any reseller where Melda also offer their stuff regulary.

Then updating will become a very expensive matter. This all without any note to the customer prior buying. Instead Melda try to pass the loss amount to their unsuspecting customers.

Melda should not sell via reseller if they can't endure the consequences or treat all their customers equal like all other devs do naturally. Simple as that.

[mibby]

----- begin rant ---

What even is the point of this thread??

...because of a fanboi/sock puppet...

I've been trying to ignore this thread after the first couple of posts, but enough already! I'm sick of logging in and seeing this at the top of my "unread" topics.

8 pages of bitching about some upgrade pricing conspiracy - and now this?? Come on. And of course you won't find a "friendly audience" on the Dev's user forum. But that's obviously not what you're after either.

1st class is when you buy everything from Melda directly, then all is fine..
..but you are less then a 2nd class customer if you made the BIG mistake to buy Melda plugins from any reseller where Melda also offer their stuff regularly.

Then updating will become a very expensive matter. This all without any note to the customer prior buying. Instead Melda try to pass the loss amount to their unsuspecting customers.

What a heaping pile of useless baseless crap.

Have you even gotten in touch with customer support about your "issue"? They have always been very helpful and understanding when I have. It's most likely a glitch or something.

Hey folks, in a very general, very broad sense , Ol` Grizzellda is gonna say that Melda Production might even be the ``cat`s pajamas``, of the musical software dudes.

And, as a garden variety KVR asshole, I find that super refreshing, actually...

Are you hearing me, Mr. Vojtech? Could you be any more fair with customers? Melda provides value!

So simple!

100% Agree!

----- end of rant ---

[Magnut]

Don't get the problem here. 3 year old topic about upgrade prices with statements from either side and the conclusion to just not buy. That's okay. Then some guys found the topic and agreed. No problem either. Now some felt the urge to jump in and try to discredit the OP or try to twist the topic because of an "unpopular" opinion in the melda sub!? I would laugh if that wouldn't happen with this community whenever someone has/had issues you don't like...

[Ploki]

I didn't gather whether mladi contacted melda or not

and i agree that if that is indeed the case i'd be pissed off as well

[Held]

I didn't gather whether mladi contacted melda or not

and i agree that if that is indeed the case i'd be pissed off as well

I didn't queried this directly with Melda, this is not the point of this topic.

[Ploki]

oooh right.
So
- not contact support
- bitch

that seems shortsighted. All contact i had with melda support was:
- super accommodating
- super fast
- super helpful

[mladi]

Don't get the problem here. 3 year old topic about upgrade prices with statements from either side and the conclusion to just not buy. That's okay. Then some guys found the topic and agreed. No problem either. Now some felt the urge to jump in and try to discredit the OP or try to twist the topic because of an "unpopular" opinion in the melda sub!? I would laugh if that wouldn't happen with this community whenever someone has/had issues you don't like...

I already got PM's from other members who appreciate this thread because they were totally unaware how Melda treat customers who bought from resellers so i would say:

Mission accomplished!

[Tyrs]

Lolz... You're a real hero. But wait.... Haven't you simply shared your opinion on a fact, which everyone can read on the developers homepage after which he can decide, if wants to buy their stuff? So what you have proven at all? That you are an unaware consumer and that you have made wrong choices?

[mladi]

Lolz... You're a real hero. But wait.... Haven't you simply shared your opinion on a fact, which everyone can read on the developers homepage after which he can decide, if wants to buy their stuff? So what you have proven at all? That you are an unaware consumer and that you have made wrong choices?

Since you think that you are way smarter then i i'm waiting eagerly that you explain that upgrade price to me:



So this is a 10 plugins bundle from them i already have 9 which are worth 24€ (according to Melda) the only one left i can purchase for 232€ (according to Melda). The whole bundle cost 249€ btw..

Now come on smartass explain that to me? I'm waiting.

[Held]

So there's a bug in the system and you refuse to contact support to have it sorted out. Instead you keep bitching about it for over a year. Classy.

Like people told you repeatedly, the policy is to credit 50% of full retail price. So there's no way you could have bought all those plugins and only get credited 24€

Somethings really weird here, and I'm in no way defending Melda since this is clearly an error that needs to be sorted out. But how could they since you refuse to give them your account information.

I got MTurboCompLE at PluginBoutique for free and they credited me 50€ which is super nice and the opposite of what you're claiming.

[mladi]

Now there's a mysterious bug! Never detected! I'm the first! Wow!

..just as if the algorithm behind the upgrade prices works different for every account. I guess they code it solely for every single customer and that could explain the glitch in my account.

PS. The last sentence is pure sarcam just in case some fanbois here get it wrong again.