Nails60 posted at 8:05AM Sat, 22 June 2019 - #4354092

There seems to be this argument here that having just acquired Poser the first thing Rendo should do is change it so users can get all the content they want from Rendo's main competition. I see no sense whatever in making Poser compatible with DAZ figures. We don't know what sort of development team Poser will have, but it's unlikely to be huge. If they are constantly busy updating Poser to be compatible with DS when will they have the time to do all the other improvements users want? And who is going to buy software that mimics a free program six months to a year at least later and costs 200usd? Yes Rendo might initially sell a few extra copies of Poser if they did this, but how much would they lose in content sales as users stop buying new native content, which Rendo is now the major vendor, and switch to DS content in which Rendo has a very serious competitor? I believe that for Poser to flourish Rendo must strive to create a thriving unique eco-system or it. Many people have talked about the importance of getting the right development team on board. I believe a an equal if not greater priority should be to hire a content development team and to encourage other vendors either through commissions or preferential sale terms to start creating more content for poser. The way poser is now being sold, only p11 being sold at good discount is I believe a correct step. Vendors should not have to worry about backwards compatibility for their products. (This is different for Poser itself for which it is essential that backwards compatibility be retained, how many users would upgrade to a version of poser that no longer supported V4/M4 for example?) I hope this acquisition does move Poser forward, with a balanced emphasis on new features and better content.

Exactly right, Nails60.

Despite the years of "Poser rigging sucks" La Femme is absolute proof that in the hands of a competent rigger, Poser's rigging is not only excellent, but competitive. All that Renderosity needs is the vendors to show their stuff and discover how easy it really is to make Poser add-ons. The rigging tools that were released with La Femme 1.1 is a huge leap forward in making their task easier, faster and more efficient.