Maybe the cycle could be more phased, wher there is a large content 'update' that trails the poser version release by a month or more. Going this route would allow some more time to get things right but the content release would -really- have to be worth the wait for the customers to swallow it

I’ve generally agreed with the ‘need it on Day 1’ idea but this is an interesting point. To what degree does user impatience doom some figures? A month is hardly a lifetime, especially if the end result would be better quality content. A lot of people may not even have the figure installed and become really familiar with it in a month. Of course you still need commitments from content creators, preferably even some previews of what’s coming up. I think realistically, in order to break the vicious chicken and egg cycle and cut down on some of the figure infant mortality, people need to be a little more patient. I seem to recall a time when just having a new figure was exciting enough, even if she didn’t even have a pair of bloomers. Kids today are spoiled – and yeah, get off my freaking lawn."

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