Razor42 posted at 10:23AM Tue, 19 April 2016 - #4266146

Well said Hornet and for the most part I do agree,

I'm just not sure if many have considered the reason that Hivewire3D is actually so peaceful, is that it is relatively light in traffic (Statistically much lighter than its major competitors). It's currently more like a small circle of friends than a city full of diverse individuals with varying motives and lifestyles, though there is nothing wrong with that and may in fact be a part of its charm for many. The challenge will be maintaining that homely feel and continuing to grow into a site with a larger market presences with higher traffic flow, if that is indeed what Chris, the HIvewire3D team and its members do want for the sites future. Personally I much prefer diversity even if their is an element of disagreement from time to time.

It wasn't the statement so much that annoyed me, it just felt a little like someone dropping by the RuntimeDNA forums to make a statement to any that are still there that "Daz 3D are doing great!"

And you may not be able to see it but there is definitely a stripe of Anti Daz 3D sentiment through the Hivewire3D Community. Just have a browse through the 60 pages of the "Runtime DNA merges with DAZ 3D" thread. Page 1 quote "Daz are greedy SOB's and nothing will ever change that". There is no argument when most share the same viewpoint... Let's face it, the management of the site are not exactly putting forward an atmosphere of mutual respect between the two entities, due to their past histories.

That said I do wish nothing but success for Hivewire3D and its growing community, as I do for the other community sites in this sphere. Such as this one which is far from dead & buried as many seem to feel the need to portray. And also the best of luck to SM with the launch of the new Smith Micro Official Poser forums too.

When I said I had not seen software wars at Hivewire I must admit I had not thought of company wars which is slightly different. As you point out there was some anti Daz sentiment there but the demise of RDNA generated quite a bit in most related forums. It is clear that some people do have some resentment to Daz, rightly or wrongly, and it is hard to argue against that. I do not have a lot of love for Rendo at the moment not only because of the changes but also from having my credit card defrauded, more than once, due to a slip in their order process. OK I don't try and trash the company and I would like to see it get back to where it was but it does highlight there can be personal issues.

I don't have a great deal of time with the 'Daz is going to take over the world' conspiracies any more that I like the 'I know for a fact that Poser will be dead in two years' or 'I know exactly what happened between company A and company B fours years ago' mainly for the fact none of them do anything but upset people.

As to Hivewire, yes they are trying to keep a family feel and that will get more difficult as it gets bigger. I think Dawn is much improved but accept it is not at V4 levels or Genesis and it is Dawn and the rest of the Hivewire figures that will have the most impact on numbers drawn to the site. In many ways it is early days for Hivewire and the hacking of their forums (that wiped them out for a few months) must have put the team back a bit. Who knows where it will go but at the moment I like it and I guess with everything else going on I am happy just to enjoy it while it is as it is.

 

 

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