Okay sorry Bob, perhaps I stand corrected - when I see "Eovia" in front of your name, that made me think that you're from the "Eovia Team" detailing what's going on with this merger - if you're actually from DAZ then I stand corrected...
Again, I don't have any negative feeling for DAZ because I'm not all that familiar with it.
My major concerns through all of this was the Hex 2 release, our preorders and why all the "glory" Hex 2 had going for it had to be derailed with this company merger?
Take that as a rhetorical question since all of this cannot be changed. I'm not even saying it should be changed or this shouldn't have happened BUT I've never seen a major >industry shaking< product release get coupled with a major (customer shaking) company take over??
This has certainly taken all the deserved focus from Hex 2 and its innovative features to merger. People are turned off to the point of not even wanting to buy the software any longer - that's never a good thing...
Not to say that this should have been "hidden" until after Hex 2's release and everyone bought it but I can't help but feel that if all this took place after the release and it was announced in a way that was more palatable and not so threating to everyone who has their money on the table, it may not have came across so bad - "Eovia and DAZ are forming a strategic merger to better server the 3D community through..." for example and presenting your visions for the future as your two teams work together...
All of this to me felt like SLAP! - "haha, we bought Eovia - oh yeah, we'll still give you Hex 2 - you just can't buy it anymore right now..."
Purchasing links were disappeared, good upgrade deals gone - not a good look in not just mines, but a lot of folks eyes...
Anyway, back to my original post - If you're from DAZ and not from the "Eovia side" of this, then I stand corrected.
-Will
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