I wouldnt call it game over. There will always be people using Bryce, especially with that pricetag. It also depends on what type of scenes youre creating. There are still a few questions that, at least im wondering about before i decide if i should buy it or not. For example, can the objects in an eco-system be controlled individually? (placement, size, texture, deletion etc) For a city scene, you cant rely on randomization alone. Some of the objects always need to get tweaked.

Rudolf Herczog
Digital Artist
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