It was stated Upgrade Modules would be "in hand" and ship immediately upon ordering, once B3 was shipping in force. That would be now... Also note that this is the first time I believe Avalon has planned to sell something ready-to-ship day one.
Better than a 10yo playing with himself while he waits for his chips I suppose I have a Batch2 in hand. Sure it took forever. But still, very satisfied would do again! Since they offered FPGA upgrades for cheap, why not kill all the whiners by offering cheap modules to existing ASIC buyers? (batch 3 whiners, looking at you!)