Xatren posted at 11:42AM Wed, 18 November 2015 - #4239190

Well, for what it's worth, I too believe DAZ will go cloud based for their content, just not with the model everyone seems to be thinking. All software companies are trying since Adobe proved it was viable, and the CG world is at the center of it. My company now pays for Autodesk entertainment creation suite subs and Adobe CC subs for the people that deal with the creative end (yay for me).

I personally think they are planning subscription based content, letting people pay a flat fee per month for X dollars (or ikely, points) worth of downloads, and pay extra for more. Maybe tiered subscriptions, with more points for higher levels of monthly fee, etc. That's just my speculation though.

However, anyone saying the cloud isn't coming in one form or another is just being willfully blind. It's too profitable and skewed in favor of the vendor for software companies not to try (and yes, assets are software).

@ Xatren I think everybody expects it to happen and can agree or disagree with the idea. What I observed was people more concerned that their existing content that they paid for being caught up in it, Clearly unless Daz gave everybody a refund for all purchases previous they can't touch the previous content like take it off you and rent it back. The Daz store reads if you own something already now so it is no big issue from Day..... you are on the system you suggest and anything past it is included. Without me getting shot down in flames new users will benefit from a system like that as they don't have a lot of content to begin with. Pricing would be the issue Adobe is 10 bucks a month my worry would be those who chug along on a tightrope and enjoy Daz and when can afford a little buy content so to commit to a monthly plan might not be an option and could affect those in the situation. I can't image the plan be 10 bucks either, Me I already cry when I see my monthly bank statement it never looks like much when you buy this here that there various sites and formats at 2 - 40-50 bucks on average but when the bank kindly put it in one pile each month it is a disgrace. True I can pass some on but buying for the future oh Joe Blogs will like this when chances are it will be a year before it is needed is stupid. If it was reasonable price I could see a benefit to the system after all I can't take it with me when I drop dead. If it ends up a 3 tier system Standard-Pro-Pipeline then that would just be a PITA but I reckon that will be the one.

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