DAY 2: DAZ Acquisition - Polyloop

EoviaBob · 26th April 2006, 19:29

Hello all,

Let's start a clean thread to begin Day 2. If I missed any key questions yesterday, please post them in this thread.

Thanks
Bob

marcovth · 26th April 2006, 19:30

Please give us Hex 2 and we will forgive you right away !

MilitarySector · 26th April 2006, 19:43

I'm still a little confused. Are the French programers still going to be developing Hexagon or is there going to be a new team? If its still the French team are they only for a few more point upgrades, and is/will it be switched to a different team (Americans)?

yolao · 26th April 2006, 19:45

well, i have a question..

you said that the release of hexagon 2 will be before the end of april, you guys also said that the demo will be available "inmediately" after the release of hexagon 2..

-according to all that we should have a demo before the end of this month...right?

marcovth · 26th April 2006, 19:50

Make a clear announcement on the eovia website about the release dates, prices, special offers for Hex 2 !

EoviaBob · 26th April 2006, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by MilitarySector

I'm still a little confused. Are the French programers still going to be developing Hexagon or is there going to be a new team? If its still the French team are they only for a few more point upgrades, and is/will it be switched to a different team (Americans)?

What we can say at present is that the current Hexagon development team is under contract with DAZ to produce the Hexagon 2.1 update. Beyond that, it is too soon to talk about how it will be handled.

EoviaBob · 26th April 2006, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcovth

Make a clear announcement on the eovia website about the release dates, prices, special offers for Hex 2 !

Soon. Very soon. The dev team tells me they are very close to being able to give me the Gold Master for Hexagon 2.

EoviaBob · 26th April 2006, 19:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by yolao

well, i have a question..

you said that the release of hexagon 2 will be before the end of april, you guys also said that the demo will be available "inmediately" after the release of hexagon 2..

-according to all that we should have a demo before the end of this month...right?

If all goes well, yes.

DomTo1 · 26th April 2006, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by EoviaBob

Soon. Very soon. The dev team tells me they are very close to being able to give me the Gold Master for Hexagon 2.

...And the 'Wednesday e-mail' for H2 will be forthcoming within moments of that receipt?

Solo · 26th April 2006, 20:30

I've been waiting on the email that was supposed to be sent out to pre-order customers....haven't seen it yet.

Hopefully, Hex 2 will be released in time for me to download it before the weekend. I have an idea that it may be released but many will have to wait until late next week to get the download link, as was the case with Carrara 5.

I'm a Hex supporter and am learning to use Carrara. So the new version is eagerly awaited.

Any word on that email?

EMC · 26th April 2006, 20:41

I am slowly getting over the initial shock... just so use to Eovia... But I have two more mild mannered questions.

1) There seems to be some ambiguity in the statement about the France dev team, to wit I had previously thought that they would certainly go their separate ways after Hex 2.1, but the way you couched it it seems there might be a chance of them staying on? Or am I being overly hopeful?

2) I seem to have seen somewhere that you said there was going to be a redesign of the DAZ website, to make it more comfortable to Eovia users like myself who have been griping over it. Is that the case? Might there be a second software oriented site?

Thanks for trying to keep us a bay - I'm resigned and ready to believe DAZ can pull it off.

Nichod · 26th April 2006, 20:42

Guys. As I said in the other thread. Please keep this clean. Less "I'm pissed off" and "this sucks". More relevant questions. Bob is being patient and had been all over the place answering various questions. Lets be nice and appreciate him.

Nichod · 26th April 2006, 20:43

Quote:

1) There seems to be some ambiguity in the statement about the France dev team, to wit I had previously thought that they would certainly go their separate ways after Hex 2.1, but the way you couched it it seems there might be a chance of them staying on? Or am I being overly hopeful?

2) I seem to have seen somewhere that you said there was going to be a redesign of the DAZ website, to make it more comfortable to Eovia users like myself who have been griping over it. Is that the case? Might there be a second software oriented site?

1) Bob has stated that its possible they might be under contract again. But as he has stated, he can't go into further details at this time.

2) They are working on a plan. I'm sure as soon as it is implemented we will all know

EoviaBob · 26th April 2006, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMC

1) There seems to be some ambiguity in the statement about the France dev team, to wit I had previously thought that they would certainly go their separate ways after Hex 2.1, but the way you couched it it seems there might be a chance of them staying on? Or am I being overly hopeful?

2) I seem to have seen somewhere that you said there was going to be a redesign of the DAZ website, to make it more comfortable to Eovia users like myself who have been griping over it. Is that the case? Might there be a second software oriented site?

1- An option is that there may be a long-term contract with that dev team. I will stress that this is an option and there are no committments from either side at this point. We are all driving on Hex 2 and the subsequent 2.1.

2- The DAZ site will evolve to accommodate the new offerings. Software is different from content and as such we must evolve the site to handle what we are now offering. I seriously doubt there would be a second site, but we may set it up to feel that way. It is a work in progress and will take some time to build and execute the plan.

Pete Exxtreme · 26th April 2006, 21:13

Does the Platinum Membership will be applied too to the Hex/Carrara products, in order to have extended support, exclusive shaders or whatever ?

AWBenson · 26th April 2006, 21:46

After Hex 2 gets released but before 2.1, to whom do we send bug-fixes/requests to?

Locki · 26th April 2006, 22:03

If I'm following, does that means the new politic for ex Eovia product is :
- buy our products
- if you want intermediate bug fixes, buy our silver or gold membership, otherwise, "farewell, and wait 'till the next buyable release !" although, sometimes, very nasty bugs remain ? which means also the true cost of the product is not displayed (the cost of the original buy + annual "maintainance" fees ).

Pete Exxtreme · 26th April 2006, 22:09

As far as i've seen, and i can be wrong, platinum membership provides some advantages over "common" people, but not like Xsi Memberships with Premium support i.e...

But this was not the way to do from Eovia til now. So this is why i raise the point....

the_peculier · 26th April 2006, 22:11

For those not in the know, PC membership is a pay for service at daz that enables up to 30% off Original products and the ability to buy a range at $1.99 each. It gives no other special privilages product wise that I have ever been given. Bryce 5.5 was updated three times free of charge for all users.

AintNoSin · 26th April 2006, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Exxtreme

As far as i've seen, and i can be wrong, platinum membership provides some advantages over "common" people, but not like Xsi Memberships with Premium support i.e...

Platinum membership has nothing to do with support. It's mostly about discounts, getting some models for 30% off another others for $1.99.

26th April 2006, 19:29	#1 (permalink)
EoviaBob Cube Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 64	DAY 2: DAZ Acquisition Hello all, Let's start a clean thread to begin Day 2. If I missed any key questions yesterday, please post them in this thread. Thanks Bob __________________ Bob Stockwell Vice President, Sales and Marketing DAZ Productions, Inc.

26th April 2006, 20:42	#12 (permalink)
Nichod Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 612	Guys. As I said in the other thread. Please keep this clean. Less "I'm pissed off" and "this sucks". More relevant questions. Bob is being patient and had been all over the place answering various questions. Lets be nice and appreciate him. __________________ Email Me. Visit my blog! Get hundreds of shader presets! Get Art of Shaders! And a preview for Art of Skin is now available. AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache) 1280 MB DDR 333mHz RAM 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM) 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800) I use.

26th April 2006, 21:13	#15 (permalink)
Pete Exxtreme Lick it up Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Thonon/France Posts: 4,635	Does the Platinum Membership will be applied too to the Hex/Carrara products, in order to have extended support, exclusive shaders or whatever ? __________________ Toute faute de frappe ou erreur de syntaxe sont dues a un clavier rebelle à toute forme d'autorité. LightWave 9 \| Hexagon 2 My gallery

26th April 2006, 21:46	#16 (permalink)
AWBenson Box modeling Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 292	After Hex 2 gets released but before 2.1, to whom do we send bug-fixes/requests to? __________________ Andrew Benson AKA: AWBenson www.awbenson.com andrew (at) awbenson (dot) com

26th April 2006, 22:03	#17 (permalink)
Locki 3D zingué Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 3ème planète après Sol, au fond du couloir, à droite Posts: 2,138	If I'm following, does that means the new politic for ex Eovia product is : - buy our products - if you want intermediate bug fixes, buy our silver or gold membership, otherwise, "farewell, and wait 'till the next buyable release !" although, sometimes, very nasty bugs remain ? which means also the true cost of the product is not displayed (the cost of the original buy + annual "maintainance" fees ). __________________ cherche le Nord depuis de nombreuses années. Pour le moment je suis encore à l'Ouest.

26th April 2006, 19:30	#2 (permalink)
marcovth NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 139	Please give us Hex 2 and we will forgive you right away !

26th April 2006, 19:43	#3 (permalink)
MilitarySector Vertex Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9	I'm still a little confused. Are the French programers still going to be developing Hexagon or is there going to be a new team? If its still the French team are they only for a few more point upgrades, and is/will it be switched to a different team (Americans)?

26th April 2006, 19:45	#4 (permalink)
yolao Vertex Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 19	well, i have a question.. you said that the release of hexagon 2 will be before the end of april, you guys also said that the demo will be available "inmediately" after the release of hexagon 2.. -according to all that we should have a demo before the end of this month...right?

26th April 2006, 19:50	#5 (permalink)
marcovth NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 139	Make a clear announcement on the eovia website about the release dates, prices, special offers for Hex 2 !

26th April 2006, 20:30	#10 (permalink)
Solo Vertex Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15	I've been waiting on the email that was supposed to be sent out to pre-order customers....haven't seen it yet. Hopefully, Hex 2 will be released in time for me to download it before the weekend. I have an idea that it may be released but many will have to wait until late next week to get the download link, as was the case with Carrara 5. I'm a Hex supporter and am learning to use Carrara. So the new version is eagerly awaited. Any word on that email?

26th April 2006, 20:41	#11 (permalink)
EMC Vertex Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17	I am slowly getting over the initial shock... just so use to Eovia... But I have two more mild mannered questions. 1) There seems to be some ambiguity in the statement about the France dev team, to wit I had previously thought that they would certainly go their separate ways after Hex 2.1, but the way you couched it it seems there might be a chance of them staying on? Or am I being overly hopeful? 2) I seem to have seen somewhere that you said there was going to be a redesign of the DAZ website, to make it more comfortable to Eovia users like myself who have been griping over it. Is that the case? Might there be a second software oriented site? Thanks for trying to keep us a bay - I'm resigned and ready to believe DAZ can pull it off.

26th April 2006, 22:09	#18 (permalink)
Pete Exxtreme Lick it up Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Thonon/France Posts: 4,635	As far as i've seen, and i can be wrong, platinum membership provides some advantages over "common" people, but not like Xsi Memberships with Premium support i.e... But this was not the way to do from Eovia til now. So this is why i raise the point.... __________________ Toute faute de frappe ou erreur de syntaxe sont dues a un clavier rebelle à toute forme d'autorité. LightWave 9 \| Hexagon 2 My gallery

26th April 2006, 22:11	#19 (permalink)
the_peculier Spline Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 45	For those not in the know, PC membership is a pay for service at daz that enables up to 30% off Original products and the ability to buy a range at $1.99 each. It gives no other special privilages product wise that I have ever been given. Bryce 5.5 was updated three times free of charge for all users.

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