One would think that this cadre of DAZ vendors would be content to revel in their newfound riches, with benign indifference to what's going on with Poser.

     If SmithMicro were to incorporate a Physics Based Renderer without translating the Firefly materials, the usual suspects would howl at the lack of support, incomplete job, etc.

     If SmithMicro does work out code logic to translate Firefly materials -a considerable achievement, by the way- the same gang crows that SM are crippling the Cycles implementation.  Of course, they're making an unspoken assumption that there will be no provision for material modifications.

     Look in the D/S forum here at R'osity.  Look at the D/S forum at RDNA.  Look in the DAZ forum.  Notice that when Genesis 3 was announced, Poser users did not go to the D/S forums to pee on their parade.  When iRay was announced, Poser users did not go to the D/S forums to ridicule, cast doubt, and prophesy impending doom.

     I want to stress that the great majority of D/S users and vendors would not do such a thing;  it is only this one pack of Grima Wormtongues showing up in every Poser forum.  And in the HiveWire forum.  If your Genesis & D/S vendoring is as prosperous as you say, then why waste your time here trying to convince us to abandon ship?  Go forth into your golden future and leave us poor Poser wretches to our miserable fate.

     In response to the reference by Chaecuna to Snarlygribbly's re-code of Particles (Particles 3+):  It is particles, not plant instancing, and you know it.  Snarly gave of his own time and expertise to gift the Poser community with Particles 3+.  Snarly deserves, nay, has earned our gratitude, not your contempt.

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