FWIW I'd steer clear of Alpinestars. Similar experiences to the gentleman above with his Dainese units. Had a get off this year, (not very high speed) seam opened on left middle finger, took a significant chunk of meat out. I've also experienced seam failures with the A* from plain old wear, no crash. I find their quality control is sub par also - left and right hands can differ markedly in finger length. So my next set will be Held Titan Evo, based not only on consensus among riders, but also my prior experience with a set of Phantoms.
It's a shame, because I really like the folks behind Heroic and wanted to give them my business. The inconsistent fit was super weird, however.
Damn sorry to hear that i hear what saying though about wanting to like it because of the folks behind it.