Originally Posted by Armeris

Developer here too, don't waste your time arguing with users once they think there is a hidden plan or a conspiracy,unless they are your client, not worth it XD

So true lol...

Originally Posted by JSensei

I'm neither a programmer, nor a developer. I'm just a guy that thinks what would make sense. And to me, static rates wouldn't be as fun or enticing as rates that fluctuate, similar to those on the extra stage. And my anecdotal evidence goes with what I see.

Programmer and developer usually refers to the same thing. Developer is mostly used as your job description, for example "Senior/Junior Software/SpecificLanguage Developer" coz it sounds more fancy than a "Programmer" :P
About the rates, I'll write a ticket and see what they respond with.