seattletim opened this issue on Jul 29, 2006 · 182 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Tue, 01 August 2006 at 5:21 PM
Just from outside observation -- I don't have any 'inside' knowledge of the subject (and I could therefore be totally wrong about this) -- my speculation is that the long wait time on M4/V4 stems more from marketing reasons than it does from a delay in figure development. The initial reactions that I saw to the suggestion of a V4 model a year or so ago were along the lines of "'nuthin' doin, I'm too heavily invested in V3 to want another model that I have to buy things for" -- comments like that. No doubt, if a marketing simpleton like me can notice that, then DAZ is probably savvy enough to grasp the implications of it, too.
Sure -- the market needs a V4 -- eventually. And we'll get one, too. But the timing should be done right. A year ago probably would have been too soon for Poser Market attitudes to adjust to it. But I've got the feeling that the time is just about ripe for it now........
You can't remain stuck in the past. Otherwise, we'd still be using the P1 figures: such as they were. V3 has had a great run. IMO, it's about time for a new girl in town. A base model that is more....... essentially realistic. The default mode should be a supermodel for sales purposes (of course). But, IMO she doesn't need to be nearly 6 feet tall. Comparitively few women are that tall in real life -- although there are a few. IMO, the "ideal" female model would come with averages by default. Espeically the average height for women. Which, IIRC -- would put her somewhere around 5'-6" tall. Something like that. Also, IIRC: for men it's somewhere around 5'-9", 5--10"? I haven't taken the time to google it, so I'm not 100% sure.