I did. They are ~ double the price with Aliexpress + shipping that I can get a V1 for (with some discounts I had). I know they’re great, but I’m not in the market for that atm. I’ve had many sticks over the years, I know what I’m buying and the tradeoffs. VKB Gladiator NTX Evo also doesn’t have anywhere near the number of buttons I want atm, and I’m not interested in also having to spring for addons to expand it. It’s a system you’re buying into, and that’s not what I need right now, good as they are.
If it really was a little bit more I’d consider it (button limitation aside), but when you add it all up it’s in another budget (and use case) category I’m afraid. As mentioned, I’m upgrading a bunch of things atm, so a saving here goes to funding another upgrade.
Even the best products can have issues as well. It’s a bit of a lottery.
Maybe one day!