Black__Days posted at 2:11PM Tue, 10 November 2015 - #4237758

Razor42 posted at 8:51PM Mon, 09 November 2015 - #4237755

From everything I have read Pauline and Paul or actually more of a Vendor Base then a Consumer figure base.

Citation needed.

It seems that they are aiming Paul and Pauline as more as a Base V4 replacement, then any real competition to the Genesis figure series.

Again, citation needed.

I tend to agree that it seems to have epic fail written all over it. Let's hope someone there see's some sense before it is too late.

Opinions vary. Some people even (wisely, in my opinion) choose not to form one until they see the final product.

It's all there in the official Smith Micro threads.

It's been clearly stated numerous time in that thread that Pauline will need 3rd party creation to have Realistic bends (JCM support), Characters other than a plain base, Morphs etc and also that Pauline will be a "merchant resource". In fact the suggestion that she doesn't bend very well has been received as less than welcome feedback, and any suggesting such are being pointed out as demanding a niche or as "Porno" renderers. What is coming with Pauline is the equivalent of making a base V4 and saying the "vendors" will make it wonderful, so don't judge the canvas. In effect you will have V4 but you will need to wait and purchase or make your own extensions to this base to add usability that the average user may expect as part of a base figure. Very similar to all of the past Poser figure releases. Which in my opinion makes Pauline an out of the box vendor resource, that will need lots of work to be done to make her an actual consumer solution to realistic figure rendering.

Opinions vary. Some people even (wisely, in my opinion) choose not to form one until they see the final product.

Well as this may appear "wise", it's very different to what actual markets do. Most people will form an opinion well before something reaches a "final stage". And usually will have a strong opinion on whether they intend to purchase or pass, well before it's on the shelves. The way marketing works in principle is that your job is to convince someone of their need or want for a product. The moment someone has an impression the dials have begin to turn as to whether you want or need the product. A marketer's job is to ensure that those dials, in as many cases as possible spin to Yes! Whether people buy cans of Coke, Pepsi or Vitamin water has very little to do with "Wisdom" and a whole lot to do with branding, marketing and product positioning.