Quote - Do you have any idea how long it takes to develop a figure of the quality of M4 or V4?  It takes about two or three (or more) YEARS of effort by a whole development team.  It's not something that Little Mr. Intermediate-Level Modeler can bang out in two or three months.

 

DAZ was able to sell its figures for a very low price-- or even give them away free-- ONLY because it was also a brokering store and thus was able to make money off the tons of add-on products made by vendors.  An independent developer (or developers) wouldn't be in that position-- so they'd have to (a) charge a pretty good price for their figure, AND (b) sell a hell of a lot of copies of it in order for the enterprise to be profitable.

And that could never happen again? Apple could never be profitable again? Trump could never build and lose a fortune twice? C'mon...ya can never say never ;). It's just silly. If people are motivated enough, they can.

And again...Daz sold for a low price many years later. When I bought Vicky 1 and all her basic accoutriments, she set me back nearly 200 bucks. Not exactly a low price for a hobbyist ;).

Laurie