Q2 opened this issue on Oct 03, 2003 ยท 36 posts
who3d posted Sat, 04 October 2003 at 4:27 AM
Apparently the bonuspack (so rumour says) for returnees is gonna be different to that given out to first-timers. To better avoid giving us what we've already bought (or had the chance to, cheap). But if you want "killer app" convincing, that's gotta be DAZ Studio and add-ons. I must admit that I'm rather worried/sad that DAZ/Studio, while being touted by DAZ fans as all things to all people (not even just homo sapiens) still isn't out yet. There's product delays and product delays, but seeing how many problems large DAZ products typically ship with (M3, V3) I'm concerned about how late D|S is and fear it'll STILL get a "oh my god" Servic eRelease within a month. Hopefully I'm wrong and DAZ have been really REALLY concentrating on getting the first beta mega-stable. but my hopes for the product have certainly waned :( ...but if it's a success, think of the possible add-ons. Forget getting up to Poser 5 functionality (I hope that materials, hair, cloth, & face room-type functionality have been added in the extra months) and think about what could take D|S further... how about a simplified UVMApper add-on so that you can create your own clothing textures from photos of people wearing clothes? With "shadow/lighting" adjustment tools to reduce that "the lights have to come from this direction" issue? (such plugins already exist for 2D apps). It wouldn't replace UV Mapper Pro but it might make a handy way for people to create "everyday clothes" from their own wardrobes, using basic clothing packs for the geometry. The Millenium Dog that attracts so much attention might be another reason - and what othe rMillenium characters might follow? Bird, fish (oooh - some good cartoon & lifelike fish variations could make Pixars of us all)/worm? Best argument I can give:- My membership will run out in a matter of weeks. DAZ have annoyed me in numerous ways - all the patches to V3 and M3, especially the "you can't tell from our website that it's a different patch" sagas, and so on and so forth... but they've also done a great deal that's right. My first years membership was good value within months, if not hours, of purchase. I have little doubt, given their marketing skills, that they'll make me feel a second year was well worth it - the decision is already in here, they'll have to foul up hugely to avoid getting another years worth of money out of me.