I think the reason people are taking you less and less seriously Oktane is because you continue to use inflammatory words despite the fact that even you must admit AP2 is improving signficantly release after release. Yet you use words like "shittily" rather than "Despite improvement it still isn't as smooth as AP1" - you are starting to sound like the boy who cried wolf. You have nothing interesting to contribute to the forum, no original topics - just slam after slam after slam on Tesla. Looking at your post history at least 75% of your posts are just ways to criticize your car - as though you find it therapeutic somehow. It's like you're working through your anger.
The other thing is that a few of us own both cars (such as me). AP1 is still a bit smoother but AP2 is a stunning achievement - starting from zero to something which in my experience is getting very close to AP1 and is superior in some settings. This latest "silky smooth" update makes it indistinguishable to most people. You are one of the far right side of the bell curve nut balls which populate this forum (so am I). To normal civilians the current state of AP2 is magic.
Your claims held some truth a few firmware builds back - but you're starting to sound a bit silly 17.17.4 was a big improvement and "silk" is a further refinement. Plus as I told people in my case the car has definitely "learned" to avoid a trouble spot after all those video uploads from 17.17.4 to the current release - it's impressive.
If you gave a more balanced picture of minus vs plus you wouldn't be turning yourself into a forum joke, which is what is gradually happening. You're messing up your own reputation because you're becoming a one-note person with nothing to contribute here except your pet peeve - which you repeat over, and over, and over again while ignoring the improvement AP2 is making.
Apart from being an obnoxious swipe at a particular user based on personal anecdotes and emotions, your overall picture misses two crucial aspects necessary to being the empath you want to be:
1. Regarding understanding anger: The frustration from Q4 2016 purchasers is significant and warranted, and it has dramatically shaded and set the tone for many of these owners. You simply cannot compare the experience of later purchasers of HW2 cars to those who were mislead (we don't need to litigate that here. The claims of
feeling mislead are dispositive to the feelings). Oktane, I believe, falls into this group. There are others who have repeatedly tried to explain to you this important consideration. You choose to ignore it. I won't guess to your motivations. A standard and expectation was set. Other owners ARE angry.
2. Regarding the value of positive feelings: The status of EAP's performance varies depending on where and how an owner drives. It might be entirely usable for some (especially factoring in patience/expectations/etc.); whereas for others, EAP might be wholly useless. If an owner claims it doesn't work for that particular owner, it matters not at all to him that another owner finds it acceptable.
Thus simply from a "I refuse to take you seriously" perspective, there is no reason to praise that which you think fails to meet your expectations -- even if it is not entirely devoid of positive aspects. So while EAP is now better than it was when a car was delivered (trivially, of course, since in my case it had no AP at all for at least a month), that in no way obligates an owner to say "well, it's better than it was". Being "better than something that is bad" is not the same as "being good". Rotten milk tastes better than gasoline to a thirsty man.
I understand that some owners are not overly troubled with the state of EAP and its current performance. I also understand that some owners think it is an abysmal failure.
Anyways! I'm excited to try this new update. Just finished installing.
Tl;dr Throwaway criticisms by sunshine peddlers is not "a balanced view".
