catlin_mc opened this issue on Mar 02, 2003 ยท 106 posts
Hartwichr posted Wed, 05 March 2003 at 3:26 PM
Lets get a bit more realistic...I seriously doubt Renderosity, 3DWorld and Computer Arts have anywhere near 100k per month in printings, heck, probably far less. (versus millions). I also doubt that there is even 50k users still using Bryce. Most people probably bought 4, used it, and a small percentage bought 5. I bet you would be lucky to even FIND ten thousand Bryce users let alone get them to donate $100+. Maybe some of the users here should get together and work with Doc, Eric & Corel to make a few plugins or stand alone programs to export terrains and models. Sell that on Renderosity and see if you have any buyers. If only a couple hundred buy it then sadly, Bryce will die. I would love to see a Bryce 6 too, but I'm a developer (ColdFusion & Flash) and I can tell you that development costs are far higher than most anticipate, take far longer, and tend to fail far more often than all would like. For all of you saying how much farther you have pushed Bryce than was ever anticipated...maybe Bryce should die a sweet death...consider spending your hard earned $ on a product with a larger user based and more refined code. Imagine what the true artists in all of you could do with a Lightwave, 3D Max, Maya, etc!!! If you think you are making Bryce sing, imagine using something far more powerful. Sure, it costs a lot, but it might be worth it.