Any AKA Excal/Viking owners?

[cledford]

If you own an AKA marker (or know someone who does) please pop over to PB Nation to vote in a poll I've just posted. The poll is in regards to AKA's 8 month long failure to produce software that they promised within two weeks to individuals who have purchased their markers.

Without the software the Excalibur is locked at 10bps (with new LED board), Viking at 13 and neither marker (Excal or Viking) can use the warpfeed - as the signal is turned off be default and cannot be turned on without the software.

AKA has missed repeated commitments to have the software and datalink cable finalized and ready for distribution. The promises started as early as November of last year, stating that the kit would be available within 2 weeks, and such promises were repeated as recently as the tech conference at the IAO. At this point they have not even made any formal explanation for missing their self-imposed 2 week deadline by over 7.5 months.

Please be aware that they did release an older kit with the first (Non-LED) Excaliburs. That software is not compatible with the new boards (only with the now recalled earlier board) and the old cable will only be half functional when the new software does become available. The older cable will allow uploads to the gun - but not allow a user to retrieve settings from the marker prior to making changes.

Thanks for helping, here is the link:

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=130595

-Calvin

[magman007]

ok, one thing you have to realize is that AKA is trying to sell markers. There trying to sell a numbr of them to be profitable to even diserve the new software.

Do you remember last year when the extremes were supposed to be out by xmas? Were they? did any one make a big fuss? no. We understood tom was working hard for us to get the exact product we wanted. IM sure AKA is working along the lines, there just trying to keep their product selling. I will say this, instead of saying 2 weeks, they should have stated by the world cup, or something like that.

THis is fair because one, it is in a time span, if not met, people wil understand, also, they dont specify which world cup!

AKA im sure is working hard on thier product, trying to make it perfect. It is one of the nicer markers out there, so give it some time.

Can you really shoot 10 bps any ways? if so, then im sorry, but the soft ware will be out some time in the near future.




EDIT: you can still use your warp feed, you do realize that right? you really olny have to turn the sensitivity up, it may not be as reliable, but you can still use it. I understand they are a "low kick" marker, but that is why the ptp warps have toe sensors where they are. IF you have a warp, and you want to use it, by all means, do so!

[cledford]

No offense, but AGD having trouble getting an entire marker out is not the same as AKA getting out software REQUIRED to unlock ADVERTISED features in a product they've had on the street for over a year and a half.

-Calvin

[FeelTheRT]

Originally posted by magman007
EDIT: you can still use your warp feed, you do realize that right? you really olny have to turn the sensitivity up, it may not be as reliable, but you can still use it. I understand they are a "low kick" marker, but that is why the ptp warps have toe sensors where they are. IF you have a warp, and you want to use it, by all means, do so!

it would work better if it were intellifed because on Excals, the kick is so minimal, you would have to set the sensitivity right before it would turn itself. Thats how i had to set the Warp on my Cocker and beleive me, Excals have less kick than Cockers.