It would be great to have an DCC independent (Max, C4D and others to come) material format. For example like the mxm format from Maxwell Render. One format for all DCC apps (each plugin has it’s own material type too).
This would make conversion from Max to C4D much easier. Most of the 3D models and materials are in 3ds Max format. If you just need to assign the material in C4D and not always have to recreate the material, ohhh weee.
Maybe a collaboration between 3D models creators like Design Connected, Evermotion and so on. I think This pays off for all those involved.