I'm still missing something. The "Altitude" aross are not setting the airplanes current simulated altitude, only the climb or descent rate. Maybe we should call it "clim rate."
And yes, I just updated to 8.4.84b. :) Is that a Beta version? Didn't really want a beta for my real flying. Beta would be fine as a different app that shares the same databases but not as the main flight app. I would prefer only "certified" releases as the main flight app.
Yes, I would complain if I were hung with a new rope.