im sure eveyone who pays through the nose for a subscription here will already have seen the news. the subscription “advantage pack”/ extension, has been released. however it is now a tiered release. for those with a max subscription, we get a grand total of 2 new caching operators for pflow. yay. however if you have the autodesk suite, you get mparticles and advanced particle data manipulation (as i understand it, basically pflow boxes 2 and 3) since ive been waiting to play with pflow box 2 for years, im quite disgusted to see that it will only be provided to those users who have also purchased software OTHER THAN 3DSMAX from autodesk. this is a shameless money grab.. and after paying increasing amounts for subscription, being unable to use 2012 for almost a full year due to instability and general crapness, then getting a 2013 with so little interesting in it, i didnt even bother downloading it yet, finding out the subscription will go UP next year, then this kick in the teeth… there is NO WAY i will be paying my subscription again until they sort it out. i refuse to be their bitch. im getting so sick of their attitude…

Like Cubiclegangster I’m usually on the defensive side when it comes to the users vs Autodesk, not through any loyalty but because when the dust settles people’s initial reactions are revealed to bemassively disproportionate. But this is the first case in quite a while where I can see no positive spin on this decision, it’s genuinely insulting and I’m not happy.[quote=“TheLooopCGI, post:3, topic:39041, username:TheLooopCGI”] I wish they would drop the yearly release schedule and just ask for money from us when they actually do some work and improve max. Much like… vray! [/quote] God that would be brilliant. Can you imagine? :smile:

[image]White artifacts I wish they would drop the yearly release schedule and just ask for money from us when they actually do some work and improve max. Much like… vray! it’s kind of depressing realizing that something as fair as that ended up sounding like science fiction…

How else would they pay for their offices? http://www.californiahomedesign.com/house-tours/inside-autodesks-city-themed-office#5408

Wonder what the chaosgroup offices look like?

[image]Vray RT 2.0 stereoscopic render. Wonder what the chaosgroup offices look like? They look like one crowded floor in an office building :slight_smile: But it’s no use to compare, Autodesk is huge; compared to AutoCAD, everything else is just a drop in the ocean. Best regards, Vlado

Pub Friday at Autodesk apparently have been extended to every other day of the week it seems…

Pic Pic Pic ! =D awww ops I mean Render Render Render ! ^^

picture! or it didn’t happen :stuck_out_tongue:

isn’t this Vlado’s office? [18.jpg]

This is how I expect the chaosgroup office to look: [image] Pionen – White mountain / Albert France-Lanord Architects Completed in 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden. Images by Åke E:son Lindman. The project takes place in a former 1200 square meter anti-atomic shelter. An amazing location 30 meters down under the granite rocks of the Vita... [284333226_08-528x386.jpg]

autodesk has taken their moneygrabbing to a whole new level!

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MoonDoggie August 14, 2012, 8:29pm 48

Good comment, because of this I’ll give it a try as well. Briefly.

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autodesk has taken their moneygrabbing to a whole new level!

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