Well said Xeno. And another thought... why the hell do we need 1400 female figures? Rather then fight the current why not go with the flow, and improve upon what is already out there? You want PAs or content creators to support them give them a copy. Encourage them to support the character. Add on content does MUCH better when at the "home" site. Anton's biggest mistake, was probably falling out with Daz. Had AM been sold at Daz, his spport would most likely be much greater then it is. Also, many PAs work together sharing products, and getting involved in developement. If I need an accessory set for something I'm working on that supports that creator, typically I can get a free copy to encourage developement. I do the same, sharing my product with other developers, to encourage developement and acceptance of my products as well. And in a lot of cases, seing a product in developement allows others to see issues you don't see during developement. or to see additional potential you hadn't thought of yourself. If I created something for AM, I couldn't sell it at RDNA anyway, because they are an invitation only store, and in some cases, that just makes it not worth a creator's time and effort. Anton also was crowing he'd sold over 1000 copies of AM.. I've never sold anywhere near that number of anything, and would be delighted by sales numbers like that! (Especially for the pricepoint!) I'd think that successful number would have locked in Venus developement for sure. Also, your public rep is really important. Slamming other companies, and other vendors because you either dislike them, or feel they have an unfair advantage in competition makes you look petty, and is a turnoff to customers. There are quite a number of creators many people won't buy from simply because of attitude and the way they conduct themselves publically. You can't just play nice for a month, and then go back to your old habits. When you get banned from a number of sites for misconduct, everyone sees and remembers that, regardless of your current nickname.

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.