IceEmpress posted at 10:42AM Tue, 16 February 2016 - #4255286

hopeandlove posted at 9:37PM Mon, 15 February 2016 - #4255158

It's a shame that we have lost some members. We're trying everything we can to make this a GREAT and FUN place to be. Some members visit constantly day after day and some just come here from time-to-time. But, the members that come sporadic still LOVE Renderosity - no matter what anyone says! If they didn't, they wouldn't want to come here whatsoever. Am I right?

Thank you for being dedicated members to our site!

Some of us come here because we really dislike Renderosity, but still stop by in the foolish hopes that maybe, just maybe, it will return to being the Renderosity we once loved. Me? I am really frustrated over the crappy sales. 30% off is not a very good sale, esp. for a blink sale (at least at Daz blink sales are typically 60% off) Sales used to regularly be 40 to 50% off for all members. Sabby used to have 70% off sales every few months, but looking at the more recent Rendo TOS, unless I recall incorrectly, Renderosity has forced the vendors to limit the sales to a maximum of 40% off. I don't have that kind of spending money unless it's an absolutely MUST HAVE item-- those kinds of purchases only happen 2-3 times a year for me, on all sites combined.

I assume that Structure and Hornet3D are in the same boat, and come here solely because they hold out some glimmer of hope that some day, Renderosity will be great again. Well, solely aside from downloading the occasional freebie.

Your assumptions are spot on, I do see a very small glimmer of hope. Then again I was one of the few that supported Rendo when they first mentioned changes to Prime while most others said it would be the death of Prime. They were right and I was wrong so I am not going to really get behind Rendo until I see some real changes being implemented. I do still wish them well but they have slipped a long way down the mountain and there is one heck of a climb for them if they are to get back up. Too many knowledgeable, helpful and interesting people have left and getting them back is not going to be easy. I don't shop here anymore despite the fact I have followed some vendors for years. I used to spend around $300 a month here but all my spend is at other sites now, Hivewire3D because I have become a real Dawn fan since the launch of the SE versions. I have spent a great deal at Daz as well thanks to their stunning 70 - 80% off sales. Sure a lot of the stuff has been around for a while but I can still use it today and at least they hang on to their products rather than trash them if they do not sell well in a few months.

In my case, if the forums improved I might come back on a more regular basis, if that happened I might start spending again but it would never be at the level it was. Also, I cannot see any circumstances where I would start another gallery here. That's the thing in life, you really can't turn the clocks back, Rendo has lost their position and the best they can hope for is for the situation to improve, not get worse.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.