Hello,
I tested the Octane Benchmark scene and I was very impressed by the speed, it was faster than my daily tool Vray. But than I found, that the option "directlighting" was enabled and in full path tracing the speed wasn't so good anymore. Now I ask me, could it be possible to get some options for full GI biased rendering? I think unbiased rendering is good for beginners and user who don't like to learn how options for biased rendering work. But for daily pro users experience isn't a problem, but speed counts to get a project finished during a tight deadline. So, I think, intelligent shortcuts in the calculation are big advantage for pro users and not a shame. Why waste render time, if the client dosn't see the difference or dosn't need the unbiased details? So, if Octane could support to render per both ways, unbiased and biased, it could be a perfect tool for all need.
Regards,
Micha