As I've said, I'll get C8.5 when it hits my price point; which includes the Pclub cost. I keep checking back, but the price for me has been $85 since release; not counting Pclub costs.

One of the things I loved about carrara was how fluidly I could use it. What I learned about textureing, shaders, and staging in other apps crossed over to carrara.

And Blender may be free, but I have a very large content library that I want to be able to use easily.