Welp...the only info I could find in my initial search was a MUSIK MESSE thingy which did say...I'm pretty sure...that it WOULD be $99 to upgrade from EZD1.  Could be wrong though.  I also think that's a bit high.  $49, you bet.

I like and still use EZD. If it wasn't for the long conversion time when I put it in a 96k project, I would probably still use it exclusively. But when switching between 96k projects, a d EZD has to reload each time is a major PITA.

So if EZD2 solves this problem, with all my present EXP's, I'll get it. If not I'll keep using SD3 and BFD Eco.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0RktO45GCo

"For Songwriters"
 
That's not a bad thing but notice it's not "For Engineers".

This was from their full press release.
 
Pricing, upgrade and availability information
Official world-wide release date: May 6, 2014. List price: $179, €139. Upgrade price: $99, €79.
From March 13 2014 through May 6 2014, anyone who purchases EZdrummer will automatically be eligible for a free upgrade to EZdrummer 2 (digital delivery only, available for download on release day from each registered user's personal Toontrack account).
As soon as EZdrummer 2 is available officially, the first version of EZdrummer will no longer be available for sale. As long as supplies last with retailers, customers will be able to register and authorize the program.

Grem
I like and still use EZD. If it wasn't for the long conversion time when I put it in a 96k project, I would probably still use it exclusively. But when switching between 96k projects, a d EZD has to reload each time is a major PITA.

So if EZD2 solves this problem, with all my present EXP's, I'll get it. If not I'll keep using SD3 and BFD Eco.

Yeah, I can understand why waiting for a sample rate conversion would be a pain.  But I don't think that the vision for the EZdrummer product was targeted at people using 96k sample rates.  Your kind of pushing it out of it's comfort zone.
 
EZdrummer has always been about songwriters first and helping him/her get an idea working.  Then you turn the midi performance into a big time production using Superior Drummer or even by changing the midi format within EZplayer Pro to a competing drum sampler format.

MakeShift
This was from their full press release.
 
Pricing, upgrade and availability information
Official world-wide release date: May 6, 2014. List price: $179, €139. Upgrade price: $99, €79.
From March 13 2014 through May 6 2014, anyone who purchases EZdrummer will automatically be eligible for a free upgrade to EZdrummer 2 (digital delivery only, available for download on release day from each registered user's personal Toontrack account).
As soon as EZdrummer 2 is available officially, the first version of EZdrummer will no longer be available for sale. As long as supplies last with retailers, customers will be able to register and authorize the program.

Cool.  I paid full retail price for EZdrummer when it came out because it was the only product like it that was available at the time.  Yeah, there was bigger drum packages but nothing did what EZdrummer did.  I've never regretted paying full price even when street prices approached a third of what I paid.

I love EZ. In fact, this is the first third party product announcement that's really got me excited in a long, long time.
 
 
I do have and use Superior, and it is indeed awesome, but it also has features I never use - I prefer to avoid mixer redundancy, so I don't care for the included effects and presets. OTOH, things like offline bounce individual channels directly from within SD can be very handy. 
 
For songwriting, I still use EZ. And it often ends up being the only thing I use. If the new EZ Drummer fills a bit of the existing gap between EZ and Superior, it may very well be all I need.

yorolpal
Welp...the only info I could find in my initial search was a MUSIK MESSE thingy which did say...I'm pretty sure...that it WOULD be $99 to upgrade from EZD1.  Could be wrong though.  I also think that's a bit high.  $49, you bet.

I stands corrected.

I doubt I'll upgrade just because I'm so content with EZ/SD2/Eco, but I don't think they're going to struggle to find buyers. In terms of the blend of ease of use, included midi, included sounds and expandability, EZ is tough product to beat.