AgentSmith opened this issue on Sep 18, 2004 ยท 110 posts
Stephen Ray posted Sat, 18 September 2004 at 8:49 PM
Good software companies take care of their user base....bottom line. This is a excellent offer for those who are just purchasing Bryce and Daz content. But what about the users who already have B5, Turbo Importer, Vic & Mic 1, 2, & 3. and most of the Mil Animals and creatures. And are already PC members, this offer really holds no incentives, other then the offer of an upgrade path. Or the users who could care less about Daz content, and only want the upgrade for the render improvements. I think it would be in DAZ best interest to try and accommodate all of the current user base, while also trying to expand it's user base. Sure you can't please all of the people, but I see it as being ludicrous to not give every registered user of Bryce 5 some sort of upgrade path to version 5.5. Especially since they have been selling the 5 version of Bryce. I recall an instances where a similar situation had occurred. Not only did the company offer an upgrade path from the version they had acquired. But it was the full price of the current selling price of the software. Sure the people who paid 3 times as much the year before complained. But that was a very good offer from the new owners. IMO, Daz should offer an upgrade path for every B5 owner, for half of the current selling price of the software. That is fair to the people who just bought B5 from Daz, and the long term users who paid full price 2 or 3 years ago. And they should continue to offer bundle deals for all those interested. But there are many type users. All of who's needs should at least be considered. If this is the only upgrade path to follow, than the price of Bryce 5.5 should definitely be under $100 before the discount. So those who choose this path will pay under &70. That's my 2 cent