Hey ZBC,
Well it seems that Autodesk have pushed a little too far this time. Along with Max 2013 being buggier than ever, aparantly there are plans to increase the subscription fee by 45%.
As you can imagine, there is a general sense of outrage going round at the moment and it makes me pretty mad too.
I have already invested in Max 2013 so I’ll give AD a year to get it together but I don’t have high hopes.
So I’m starting to look at other options for a 3D app that does everything Max can do and most importantly be a good companion to ZBrush. The obvious answer would be Maya but I have lost almost all faith in Autodesk.
To be honest my main issue with Autodesk isn’t the price hike, it’s more that I don’t feel like they have any vision for the future of Max anymore. There is SO much potential there and they’re giving us egg splines and a gradient background! So sad…
Can anyone give me ideas of a decent alternative? C4D? Modo? Is there another 3D software developer around that shares the sort of vision and ingenuity we have come to expect from Pixologic?
Thanks in advance for any input.