>From the sound of it, there are a lot of people who have or are ready to put down a lot of money to buy Modo. I think this would be a huge mistake. As you said, Modo is not a complete replacement for Softimage, but the offers (such as the one from Brad) do indeed imply that. Honestly, these kind of offers happen every time a major 3d software (or probably any major software) gets discontinued. Brad didn't just do this out of the goodness of his heart (Although I do think he is a good guy), he did it because he knew he would be able to get a lot of new users. Maxon did the same thing when all the lightwave developers bailed and started Modo. I still have my copy of Cinema 4d sitting on a shelf where I put it after I realized that I really didn't like the software.
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 10:17 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler Yes I agree, and here's my point: I think people would do that anyway. I don't think we have a bunch of fools around here who just buy stuff willy-nilly. I myself have been very careful to explicitly emphasize the need for people to evaluate things for themselves and take responsibility, precisely because I know first-hand that Modo is not a full replacement for Softimage (I still have yet to hear anyone even claim that, so I see that as a straw man). There's enough disgruntlement being poured out in emails this week as it is, and I just found Sam's tone to be totally counterproductive. I think there's room to present facts and make assessments relative to specific usage cases... I'm just tired of the emotional hooplah over this stuff. Figure it out for yourself and make your decisions in your own time. -Tim On 3/8/2014 11:57 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: No Sam has a valid point. Regardless of whether there are still issues (or ever were) that Sam experienced, people need to take a huge step back. Stop running to the next big thing that is being advertised. Take your time, you have plenty. Really evaluate these apps in production and not just twiddling around on the weekend. It's not going to hurt anyone if you do, however rushing into it will. -------------------------------------------- Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Tim Crowson <tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com> wrote: I'm just hearing a lot of hate mixed in with some factual inaccuracies. I guess the other grown-ups here should be grateful they have you watching their backs? -Tim --
