Daily Freebie Incentive to purchase V6... Yes I have a question

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  • BeaBea Posts: 752
    edited December 1969

    I can't help but say that I do feel a little cheated. To have the daily freebies be items that I have been able to acquire already is disappointing.

    there is a new figure being worked on by someone else. I can't mention the name as if I did I think the post would be deleted.

  • StorypilotStorypilot Posts: 1,675
    edited December 1969

    Jabba101 said:
    I'm offering them the benefit of doubt... not to mention my working theory is that this entire shambles suggests this was all released too early by accident... :(

    I'm inclined to agree with this. I think circumstances, possibly a variety of circumstances, led them to speed up the release. I think wanting to get Genesis 2 out ahead of emerging competition may have played a role too in making it all feel rushed... and the delay of more supporting products makes the decision seem questionable. Still, we'll see.

    what emerging competition? And whatever competition there is, v6 is not next gen, is no longer even genesis, still has most of the same old issues genesis 1 has. Im not sure how this release has competed with any competition.

    i'm thinking of the figure being developed at hivewire3d. i'm not making any comment either way about whether i think V6 competes vis-a-vis genesis, or whether what hivewire makes will compete either. just that i think that may have been part of what made DAZ hurry up and get V6 out there into the world. it has had us all talking about whether Genesis 2 is or isn't better than genesis, instead of talking about whether hivewire's figure will or won't be better than genesis.

  • Jason GalterioJason Galterio Posts: 2,562
    edited December 1969

    Drum roll please...

    The Genesis Supersuit is the final freebie.

    I don't know if laughing is appropriate.

  • BeaBea Posts: 752
    edited December 1969

    I've already got that as well :(

  • StorypilotStorypilot Posts: 1,675
    edited December 1969

    Legionair said:
    Drum roll please...

    The Genesis Supersuit is the final freebie.

    I don't know if laughing is appropriate.

    I got a laugh from it! Wow... Ha. Well that's it.

  • Alpha01Alpha01 Posts: 160
    edited December 1969

    What a waist of time energy and money this whole thing has been.

    The supersuit was one of the first offers I got.

    "Dos dedos mis amigos Daz"

  • HeraHera Posts: 1,958
    edited December 1969

    Legionair said:
    Drum roll please...

    The Genesis Supersuit is the final freebie.

    I don't know if laughing is appropriate.


    Yes, that was very much a let-down. A V6 SS would've been what you'd expect, but this - it's embarrasing.

    Makes me wonder how the hell were they thinking - were they thinkig at all? My feeling of scraping off the warehouse floor is strenghtened. After all the SS was another product that never really took off. We got some superheroe textures and the Mardi Gras (which on the other hand was awesome) and then nothing more. Not even a good tutorial for how all those material zones worked and what could be done with them.

  • anikadanikad Posts: 1,919
    edited December 1969

    Oh there are some new SS products coming. There are also some video tutorials on using it from the creator (one of them?).
    http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2864567

    Vids: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEGdlvNjr-U8GuQJJPObjeg/videos
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/601/P30

  • JabbaJabba Posts: 1,460
    edited December 1969

    Oh I don't know, I've had some good use out of the SuperSuit... but on the flip side, it does mean I got a full house - every single freebie was something I already have, LOL

  • sjoerdhsjoerdh Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    I been out of rendering it for ages for various reasons so the Supersuit was a great freebie for me. I didn't have it yet.

    However, I can't seem to get it to work. When I select the suit and click the presets, nothing happens. Not even when I render. Reinstalled it, restarted DAZ and all that but it just wont work :(
    Any known issues what I might do wrong?

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,997
    edited December 1969

    Jabba101 said:
    Oh I don't know, I've had some good use out of the SuperSuit... but on the flip side, it does mean I got a full house - every single freebie was something I already have, LOL


    You and anyone else in the same, or similar boat, has my sympathy. It ended up with me not having 2 1/2 of the items (DTs light set #1 and SciFi Firearms pack) and those were grabbed this time due to them being free (no inference as to their quality, just how likely I am to use them!).
  • BarubaryBarubary Posts: 1,216
    edited December 1969

    Jabba101 said:
    In all fairness to DAZ, they're possibly staggering new releases to maximise number of customers that can afford to buy due to the unexpected nature of the V6 release in the first place that probably took quite a few budgets completely by surprise.

    Weill, that would at least make a little sense. Even though it sounds like a crazy strategy, maybe they're just trying out some new sales tactics. But on their most important figure....? Damn....


    As for the terrible freebie promotion... Well, if it's true that V6 was indeed a commercial success for DAZ - maybe they just realized they don't need to spend much money or effort on those promotions. If people buy it either way...well then promotions are just a waste of time and money for DAZ. Couldn't even blame them.

  • icprncssicprncss Posts: 3,694
    edited December 1969

    Jabba101 said:
    Oh I don't know, I've had some good use out of the SuperSuit... but on the flip side, it does mean I got a full house - every single freebie was something I already have, LOL

    Maybe all those who ended up with a full house should get a prize. How about a free copy of DS4.6 Pro? Oh, wait, you mean you already have that too? The Genesis 2 Female? Oh, have that one too. I know, I know, the Genesis Starter Essentials. You have that one, too? Oh, never mid...

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,309
    edited December 1969

    sjoerdh said:
    I been out of rendering it for ages for various reasons so the Supersuit was a great freebie for me. I didn't have it yet.

    However, I can't seem to get it to work. When I select the suit and click the presets, nothing happens. Not even when I render. Reinstalled it, restarted DAZ and all that but it just wont work :(
    Any known issues what I might do wrong?

    Some of the material presets are actually Shader presets - you need to select the surface areas you want to change (from the Surface pane list or with the Surface selection tool) before applying the preset. That certainly applies to those in the Shaders folder. The Supersuit is a prime candidate for creating some surface selection groups, then saving the result in a Scene Subset for future use.

  • CbirdCbird Posts: 493
    edited December 1969

    Worst promo ever. Way to disappoint the people still spending money.

  • JabbaJabba Posts: 1,460
    edited December 1969

    icprncss said:
    Jabba101 said:
    Oh I don't know, I've had some good use out of the SuperSuit... but on the flip side, it does mean I got a full house - every single freebie was something I already have, LOL

    Maybe all those who ended up with a full house should get a prize. How about a free copy of DS4.6 Pro? ... Don't get me started, I was an early adopter of DS 4 Pro back when DAZ promised it would never be sold at a better price - mind you, it could be argued that giving it away is not the same as selling it cheap... but I better step away from the keyboard before I really start to give a piece of my mind :O

  • Dream CutterDream Cutter Posts: 1,224
    edited June 2013

    Anybody get supersuit to add to cart? I keep geting maxium qty is 1, though its empty.

    I too purchased (or got free) all of these items too. However I figured it would be prudent to require to increase my duplicate product count in my library. Someone mentioned DAZ gives refunds on purchased content that is later free. Does it need to be within the 30 days of both acquisitions? What happens if you bought pro bundle, but the basic product is given free. This policy contributed to confusion with respect to the tangibility of product instances, and valuation.

    All this brings up some interesting questions:

    For instance does doubling quantity of software product in your library double your library asset valuation (License? or Binary Data?) = 200%?? Can two use licenses assigned to an entity be better than 1 ? Its it worth more -

    And what if the vendor devalues a product by offering it free - what does that do you your assets? Whats it do for the publishers (DAZ) assets? I imagine software accountants have more freedom for interpretation over other more mature industries.

    Lots of interesting stuff for the IRS/Taxman to figure out.

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,309
    edited December 1969

    The price match guarantee applies for 30 day. There's no real benefit to having two copies installed, or two licenses, as you can already use multiple instances of any product in a scene.

  • DAC1DAC1 Posts: 40
    edited December 1969

    Herakleia said:
    Alpha01 said:
    Shocking food on a plate, what's tomorrow a cow and some milk to symbolize that we are been milked ?
    Yes, The Millenium Cow for free, that would be a real treat !!

    And after the barnyard, I was thinking - hey maybe they'll roll out Millennium Cow 2 with BONUS Morphing Cow Bell, cuz' y'know you can never have too much cow bell!

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,082
    edited December 1969

    what emerging competition? And whatever competition there is, v6 is not next gen, is no longer even genesis, still has most of the same old issues genesis 1 has. Im not sure how this release has competed with any competition.
    Posting links is a no-no, but go to either the Renderosity freebie forum or the RDNA forums and look up "Dawn."
  • SockrateaseSockratease Posts: 813
    edited December 1969

    Herakleia said:
    Alpha01 said:
    Shocking food on a plate, what's tomorrow a cow and some milk to symbolize that we are been milked ?
    Yes, The Millenium Cow for free, that would be a real treat !!

    Given that The Millennium Cow will ensure World Peace, Cure Cancer, and put an end to hunger and social inequality in all nine corners of the globe, I doubt it could be released free.

    Not cost effective.

    But if it was free, I'd buy it! Heck - if it was free I'd pay Double!!

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,082
    edited July 2013

    Herakleia said:
    Alpha01 said:
    Shocking food on a plate, what's tomorrow a cow and some milk to symbolize that we are been milked ?
    Yes, The Millenium Cow for free, that would be a real treat !!

    Given that The Millennium Cow will ensure World Peace, Cure Cancer, and put an end to hunger and social inequality in all nine corners of the globe, I doubt it could be released free.

    Not cost effective.

    But if it was free, I'd buy it! Heck - if it was free I'd pay Double!!

    Sockratease...
    Don't have a cow, man,
    But DAZ says you can't have a cow, man.

    Post edited by Cybersox on
  • SockrateaseSockratease Posts: 813
    edited December 1969

    Herakleia said:
    Alpha01 said:
    Shocking food on a plate, what's tomorrow a cow and some milk to symbolize that we are been milked ?
    Yes, The Millenium Cow for free, that would be a real treat !!

    Given that The Millennium Cow will ensure World Peace, Cure Cancer, and put an end to hunger and social inequality in all nine corners of the globe, I doubt it could be released free.

    Not cost effective.

    But if it was free, I'd buy it! Heck - if it was free I'd pay Double!!

    Sockratease...
    Don't have a cow, man,
    But DAZ says you can't have a cow, man.

    But...

    But...

    MOOOOO!!!

    What about World Peace??

    How will petty international disputes ever be resolved without The Millennium Cow?

    Surely you don't think diplomacy has a chance??

    ...

    Oops.

    Sorry - not supposed to get political.

    What about that cure for cancer, then??

    Surely that should be reason enough.

    That, plus the skankwear outfits that make The Millennium Cow truly ... Skanky?

    ...

    Ummmm...

    I like Beer.

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,082
    edited December 1969

    That, plus the skankwear outfits that make The Millennium Cow truly ... Skanky?

    That's exactly the problem. The current state of Auto-fit is udderly incapable of handling more than two of, er, you know what, at a time, so DAZ is intentionally withholding the poor cow's release until they won't embarrass themselves with an improperly fitted cowset.

  • Jason GalterioJason Galterio Posts: 2,562
    edited December 1969

    To close the circle my circle on this conversation.... I just entered my ticket for returning the V6 Pro Bundle, the Genesis 2 Morph Bundle, the V4 for Genesis 2 Morph and all related textures.

    I will watch for it to turn up again in the Fast Grabs.

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