i will try and keep this civil, tbh i am pissed off beyond belief.
this was written by goldorak in november:
"We did V3.08, V4 and V5 in 12 months, and V6 with RTX is halfway done and early next year. So if you want those kind of updates every year multiply 3 x 75 and you have more cost than $179 year which is what it is on the shop page today. Also, V4 was free and still is, so amortize the upgrades from that perspective. "
that was in defense of subscription system. funny how it turned out. an absolute joke.
this would suggest that V6(2019.1) was due to come out early 2019, yet here we are in august and still in the RC phase with massive red disclaimers not to use the version in production phase. so basically we are to be beta testers as we were for years now. so no thanks i have work to actuall finish.
earlier i would actually install these rc vesions but the warnings and posts i read, i cant mess a working setup in a middle of a couple of projects.
i bought into the subscription on the basis of these promises and the video showcases - which i understand now were more "aspirational" then realistic (read: total BS, features to be trickled out in a very untimely fashion. 2019.2 with rtx is only in alpha, its absurd.)
what is kind of illustrative of the fkup your dev process is the fact that the version nomenclature suggests a point release (2019.1, 2019.2...) yet we are nearly four months away from the years end and still there is no viable 2019 release. you precisely changed v4,5,6 to go with the sub process and just managed to show that you simply cannot swing it.
my questions are:
1. how do you miss a release plan by that wide of a margin? there has to be a plan right? not just throwing darts on a calender?
2. what are the news for the permanent licenses?
as it stands i paid 399 for absolutely jack sh!t. you´ve delivered on nothing and time keeps going on my sub.
for this reason i either want a full refund or for the sum to be put towards the permanent version. permanent would by a preference since i need to have some project finished before i ditch the renderer for good.
3. what are your thoughts on subscription now? its quite obvious you cannot deliver things in time. in this arrangement, ofcourse you needn´t rush things since people are paying anyway right? you can parse announced features into as many point releases, push back anime kernel and rtx for example, yet leave the video advertising and roadmap in. it looks cynical and disingenuous.
this ma not be the truth but is exactly the impression i am getting and what makes me so mad.
i think you guys are wizards, the software is capable of incredible stuff. i dont dispute that. i just cant figure out wtf you are doing on other fronts.
when i say i will deliver on certain date - i never miss it. its vital for the industry and a personal point of pride. keep your fking promises.
i am a very polite sort of idiot, but you deserve no courtesy whatsoever. you set me back for months and i really cant deal with this permanent waiting for godot crap
i waited for months for the volumetric improvements and the ai upsampling in order to finish up a sequence that takes 45+min per frame right now.
this is simply untenable and now i have to port my projects to e-cycles.