Quote - > Quote - I would say the biggest factor in determining the popularity of a figure is "1-click solutions".  

1. You need a buttload of conforming clothing (and not just slutwear) simply because dynamic is not a 1-click solution.   

2. Tons of pre-made poses (99% of the galleries are just that - who will take the time to actually pose their figure?)

3. Many different characters (dialed morphs and textures), even if they're a rehash of the same old with just different lipstick colours (take a look at what's hot and you see they sell like hotcakes)

4. I'd say a team would need to put all this together and only when EVERYTHING is ready realease the figure.   Otherwise waiting for content will just render the figure useless.

Anastasia is a good example of this.   Many content makers including the OP showed excitement and intentions of producing content and none of this was seen through.   Was she so difficult to model clothes for?   Just a couple of pose packs released?  Even BH didn't come through with all the stuff he showed was already modelled for her (I believe a tank top and shorts and the outfit previewed on DM's pose package along with a great pair of pumps)  At this point even if one awesome outfit comes out I'd have to think about getting it as I can't foresee that I'll be using her with just one outfit. 

I think it's best not to preview anything until a lot of support items are already prepared for the figure.   It's better to overwhelm customers with a plethora of add-ons than to have them wait for six months before they see yet another preview of an outfit that has still to materialize in the marketplace.

there is a ton of Anastasia clothing on the market, and more on the way. ive seen at least half a dozen notable outfits different vendors are in the finishing stages of.there is a LOT of content coming within the next few weeks. 

vicky represents over a decade of content creation not just by a team at daz but by thousands of merchants and freestuff providers who have been using it as their go-to figure for so long.  now you see what happens when as a customer and merchant you put all your eggs in one basket: you get a power-play for market share and BS profiteering tactics like Genesis and the V4 price hike. the entire thing is a slap in the face to Poser users and content providers who have been building up the vicky franchise for over a decade.

if you want freedom and choices youre going to have to manage your expectations (ie: and not expect 50 supporting items upon release), give new figures a chance, be willing to embrace mainstream technologies like dynamic hair and cloth, and cut the umbelical cord to your bloated legacy V4 compatible runtime -- the same runtime that has been holding back poser development and progress for years.

 

There is not a ton of GNDA2 clothing yet, - if there was, I could retire more & more of my legacy clothing.  As far as I can tell, I have almost all of it, and GNDA2 is fast becoming one of my "go-to" girls.  I love what you did with her & Shae.

I am glad to hear more items are coming, I am looking dumping my former DAZ budget ($100 a month) onto GNDA2' wardrobe - I may even let V4 wear some of it.