Genesis compatability is the only new feature/addon. That is free in Studio. Why should I pay DAZ for the ability to use/buy Genesis content? If the ability to use genesis was of any importence to me, I'd use Studio. It's free and works much better with genesis; much better 

In a couple of weeks, when it jumps up to $171, please tell me the value then. But then that would be $190, wouldn't it. And it was what? $200 for a full upgrade to C8pro, no discounts?

You may find the value in it. I've used the beta for 2 years, I don't. Something to ponder on, I'm about to sacrafice 2 years of work by not upgrading to C8.5. 2 years of work and it still doesn't have the value for me DAZ has placed on it.

Try this. If the C8.5 base price was $140, that would have been exceptable, 50% off plus the Pclub discount would have put it down to my predicted price. A price most peopel would have been more then happy to pay. But, I'd be whiling to bet DAZ lost at least 50% of the sales it could have gotten if C8.5 had had a reasonable price; and that is probably optimistic.

So the over pricing is probably costing DAZ coming and going. DAZ's screw up. One of these day they may learn. But so far I haven't seen any evidence of that. I mean the fewer people that buy the C8.5 upgrade the fewer people will be buying content. And isn't content the steam that drives the free Studio?

 

But hey, If you're happy, have fun.