Yes, the differences between the batches and versions are essentially what we’re trying to find out by tracking who has what and if there are any patterns that might point to variations between the different batches/versions.
Who knows, maybe we’re just chasing our own tails, but you can never be too sure. I would imagine that Androtics would be interested in knowing who has what as well, if there are differences, but perhaps they can keep those tracked internally? Who knows.
Yeh oops… forgot to report here
Version 17 Batch 6… says Akuto on the bottom (I got Royal Oil from the website)
I still think mine smells fine, a little rough if I shove my nose in it right after application… but even my favorite colognes kinda suck when you do that.
My second order of A314 says V.17 batch 7. Smell is weak and it does not stay on as long as my earlier order of A314 which has no sticker mentioning version or batch.
The earlier one would stay till evening when applied in the morning but the latest on hardly stays for a couple of hours.
My first A314 gave excellent self-effects. The second one, none.
The smell is weaker than your earlier batch, but is the scent still the same?
Version 17, Batch 7, does not say Akuto on the bottom, does not include Akuto in the ingredients.
Ingredients reads:
Dipropylene Glycol
Aqua SD408
Fragrance or essencial[sic] oils
Human Musks
This is my first bottle of A314 so I can’t compare, but I agree with KingKhan. The scent of the A314 goes away after 30 minutes to an hour, but hopefully this is just the fragrance and not the pheros. I haven’t felt any self-effects either; none of the increased self-confidence or boldness attributed to previous batches.
So…can we send it in for replacement, Tisha??? 
I’d like to add here that with the new bottle, when we turn it upside down to get a drop, 2 drops come out in quick succession. Whereas with the old bottle you had to wait a couple of seconds for one drop to ooze out and sit perfectly on your fingertip. I think the consistency of V17 Batch 7 is also not as thick as my earlier A314.
Anybody else noticed it? The V17 Batch 7 A314 is more watery, thinner than the earlier one. Diluted? Hence, less effective?
As before, I can’t compare with any older batches, but this morning (yesterday morning) I was applying it, and yep, two drops came out. One as I was turning it back upright, no less.
maybe its got something to do with the weather and humidity??
it’s currently winter (cold) where i live and when i tip the bottle upsidedown i have to wait a good 8-10 seconds before a drop forms and come out. the consistency is quite thick, much thicker than SOE.
I believe i jave the same version as Data4, i.e. version 17, batch 5, Akuto.
No kingkhan is right, under the same circumstances (temp. humidity), the drop of my older a314 is smaller than the new one drops, almost 1 to 2 ratio. So i guess it makes the new version less thick… but still as effective for me 
hmmm…interesting, so I guess the latest batch is not Akuto? maybe a different EO version? they use a different carrier?? which version do you have? i know for me i much prefer my current version, i wouldn’t want a more “liquid” version 
but we will see.
I got batch 6 version 17, in akuto indeed. The older bottle (from the other place) and the mutant both are thicker and forms smaller drops. Probably the same carrier, but a little tweak in ratio (maybe trying to improve, not sure).
Sorry, I haven’t paid attention to this thread for a couple of weeks. I wanted to add that I’m having the same issue with the drops. My first bottle from last year dispensed at 1 drop after about 10 seconds, with successive drops coming about 5 seconds later, presumably due to the dropper becoming lubricated by the first drop. Now I get the quick one-two after about 5 seconds, and will get a half a drop excess if I don’t turn the bottle upright quick enough. This lead to my very first OD on A314 when combined with a nervous twitch I get in my hand sometimes. I ended up wearing 6+ drops to work and turned into a no-nonsense “SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT!” asshole. It was kinda fun, but not something I want to do every day. 
-D4
Hmm..I thought that was just the dropper being sensitive. It happened on my first application, but since then, I just started carefully watching for the first drop and reversing the bottle as soon as it’s out.
I wonder if maybe they’re trying to increase the diffusion rate?
The dropper is really sensitive. If you pull the bottle back upright too fast, the second drop will get pulled into the reservoir around the dropper, or it will get launched off anyway.
hence why i prefer the thick oil version, every drop is so nice and neat or maybe i just have super fast reflex and hand-brain coordination
i find it fascinating how they keep changing A314 from batch to batch with little tweaks trying to make it “better” or “perfect”
Yeah I would rather have a less viscous version.
Well, maybe they’ll listen.
We’ll find out in the next batch.
Today I received version 17, batch 2 from here. I wonder why it says batch 2, it shouldn’t be going backwards? I used one drop tonight. It seems like the smell is different than the batch 6, kind of like that nag champa incense maybe, I didn’t notice the ass scent either.
I’m just curious what’s going on. Has anyone else gotten this?
ok… NOW this is weird… my guess is probably mistyped sticker or something.
right now the newest batch is 8.
I am not sure how can you get 2.
As far as i know this batches should not bother you.
The version number is important
That indicates the pheromone formula.
If they change some of the molecules they will change the version number.
batches are just batches with little modification to the scent.
If you haven’t read it already my opinion on the batches you can see it here