Nails60 posted at 8:24AM 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.

I do agree wholeheartedly. All those calls that poser has now as fast as may be compatible with DAZ content -what for? As far as I remember it was DAZ decision to split the market, wasn't it? And I have no desire at all to use all the Genesis clones. I have tons of content for V4, and reasonable much content for M4, Dawn, V3 and La Femme, and Content for Dusk and Evolution. Plus tons of dynamic clothing I can put on any figure I want. But an improved or easier hair room or cloth room, that would be the thing. Or faster superfly, which I do love, by the way. Or some improvements to the fitting room (that I don't use often enough)Poser should strife to make improvements for itself, not to become a DAZ clone. This way it can only loose.