I'm not really intending to admonish anyone for buying it. I can full understand why peopel would want to jump on it ASAP to get all the discounts. But to me this just sends DAZ the wrong message.

Yes, if $85 was the base price it would be great. But the only support people are giving is in DAZ's beleif $285 is a fair price for a .5 update. People buying in to this now practically guarantees the C9 upgrade will be pushing $600. And I don't even want to hear "oh that is an assumption, it wont cost that much". I was told that when I said DAZ could charge as much as $160 for the .5 update. 

Honestly people. Think about this, in your opinion is $285 a good price for a .5 update? Forget about the present discounts and sales. If there weren't any, would you be spending $285 for this?

Will anyone disagree with me that C8.5 at $285 is egregiously over priced?

People are looking at the out of pocket cost; and whom wouldn't, not that the actual price is way, way out of line. It's $225 more then my worst case senario.

Just give me C8.5 at a resonable price, forget the discounts, forget the bonuses, keep the content. I'd rather pay full price for carrara and it be $120, then $85 after a bunch of short term discounts. I have little issue with $120 being full price, I have major issues with it being $285.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. How would you all have reacted if I had said 3 months ago C8.5 would cost $285?

Be honest.