I know this might not be that 100% correct forum for this discussion but it affects poser users.  This is something that Rpublishing proably should have started looking at when G2 came out.  Yes we got DSON to help, but G3 is basically anti-poser and who knows if DAZ cares anymore. Now I'm not being anti-daz in this post, this is just a practical matter that poser users need addressed.

Why hasn't Rpublishing bit the bullet and have a new female character (and male I suppose) made for sale just so poser users can use it going forward.  Don't get me wrong, I love V4.  V4 has a lot of products and support.  The problem is, as G3 gets more popular, the vendors will turn their attention to G3 items.  That means declining sales from poser users because as the vendors start making more and more G3 stuff, there's less stuff for poser.  I think it's fair to say that V4 is a pretty mature and crowded market.  While that means she's got a ton of options, daz users don't need to get her as G2/G3 has morphs for that.  They've got stuff to buy going forward but we might not.  As a poser user, if I can't buy anything that'll work in my rendering software, my desire to buy stuff is going to go down.

That's where Rpublishing needs to come in if they have any business sense at all.

We need a new poser character that can compliment or replace V4 for poser users.  DAZ has their own in house software and it's pretty clear SM doesn't really care about working with them.  For the moment, DAZ is basically moving on past poser users.  That is why we need this.

What would this character need?

1. A nice face that looks good unmorphed, is easy to work with, and has a big enough poly count as the face is important.

2. A body that bends nice and has the right polycount in the right places.  Also it needs to be able to be morphed into realistic AND fantasy looks (pinup and anime).

3. No unnecessary mat zones (ie no upper torso and nipple and lower torso and 3 zones for the arms and legs).

4. While I'm thinking about it, pay one of the mat room gurus to make a great skin shader for her.

5. Morphs ++ functionality in the base character.  Without this functionality, a new character isn't going to work.

6. Plenty of day 1 vendor support to start things up.  I'm talking about 5-6 hair styles (one long and down, one shorter maybe bob style, and one pony tail at least).  Make sure it has 5-8 characters you can buy.  Maybe 10 clothing options (one or two needs to be a type of bikini, some good shoes, 2-5 fantasy styles, and a fetish outfit or three like a nurse, maid, office worker, sailor outfit.)  A pose pack or two will be necessary.  Maybe a few fantasy options like nice wings (angel, fairy), cat girl, mermaid stuff, and that sort of thing.  A few dynamic clothings as well.

7. Breast and butt morph packages for sale on day one.  Let's not lie about this.  Boobs and booty are big sellers.  If there are a few good boob packages on day one (or at least within the first month) this character well sell.

8. If it can compliment v4's abilities but is designed to make full use of poser's capabilities, that would be great.

9.  Have a vendor make a program that'll let V4's clothing (and maybe characters if possible) work on the new figure.  If a character can't be imported, maybe come up with a program that'll encourage vendors to remake their old V4 characters on the new figure (let's say they keep 65% of the sale instead of 50% or whatever).  Or have an upgrade sale price for people who bought the original skin here at rendo.  Something to encourage people and vendors to make the switch.

10. Let prime members buy the character one week or two before the full release or at least let some of the more popular artists get a head start on making beautiful renders with the character.  That'd help sell her if I can click on a gallery and see that she looks great.  

Renderosity needs to remember it is a business and while making this character will be an expense, it will earn the store money in the long run.  DAZ has moved on from poser users, I think it's past time one of the major sites that sells stuff to poser users needs to recognize this.  If you guys can pull this off, it's in your interest in the long run.  Also, what's the point of Rpulishing if you guys aren't willing to actually publish something that could make a splash in the market for years to come.

WARK!

Thus Spoketh Winterclaw: a blog about a Winterclaw who speaks from time to time.

 

(using Poser Pro 2014 SR3, on 64 bit Win 7, poser units are inches.)