You know, it's funny.
I see people screaming for P4/PP content.
Well.
Almost everything sold on Renderosity / PPro / Daz / 3D Commune etc etc etc is PPP specific.

I see stuff 'Designed for P6' that clearly isn't using anything in there at all that isn't usable in PPP (i.e. Nodes etc). It often seems to mean "Hey! I plug the bump node into the right place, so it's obviously designed for P6!"

Many moons ago... many MANY moons ago, I asked for more P5 support / merchandise.
You know what I was told?
"P5 is so crap, I'm not supporting it, I can't get on with it. Stick to P4 and get over it." (Or words to that effect)
My words of warning that this IS the direction Poser was taking, and they should start to learn how it works or eventually it'll overtake them... were laughed at.
I pointed out that most new users buy P5 - not P4 or PPP
Now most new users (and many old ones) buy P6 - not P4 or PPP

The thing is... if there is a choice between a texture with nodes supported and with specific P6 content, and an equivalent texture that plugs into the diffuse and specular and the (wrong) bump channel...
I'll buy the one that contains specific P6 content.
I think most P6 users, given a situation like that... will choose P6 support with their wallet.
P6 will overtake P4/PPP. Maybe not right away - but that's where it's going. And that means people will need to seriously look at what their goods offer those users. The P4/PPP market will be shrinking rapidly as time goes on, and new users start off with the latest version.

Message edited on: 11/22/2005 21:24

Silke