zxcv posted at 6:51AM Wed, 07 April 2021 - #4416262

Just curious -- all these 3d content providers getting sucked into Rendo -- is this becoming a monopoly? I noticed they've taken over Hivewire, and it seems that a lot of prices went up.

I don't think it's a monopoly so much as the Poser market is shrinking. A lot of sites just can't sustain themselves any more. Many of us who remain now have so much stuff for Poser we don't need to buy a lot.

A lot of the former Hivewire vendors are participating in Renderosity's regular 50% off sales, plus there are the two yearly 50% off sales that apply to everything. Some vendors might be setting their prices a little higher to offset that. Though I haven't noticed it myself.