![]() To me this translates to no patches for upgraded software. Zbrush cost update#For perpetual license users, the update will have to wait to be part of the next paid upgrade. To make it more unattractive to consider maintaining a perpetual license, they added this example of a GoZ update:įor subscription users, Maxon will be able to release a GoZ update as soon as it is ready. ![]() So my belief is they’re easing us into the subscription model for half-price for first year and the $360/yr threafter. I think we can expect upgrades to be on the pricecy side give ZB’s annual subscription is $359. “From looking at the rest of the Maxon family of products, we do know that upgrading a perpetual license can be expected to cost more than an annual subscription.” I find this to be the most relevant line of FAQ: Zbrush cost for free#Again, I used to boast Zbrush did those for free and was worth the big initial $. Zbrush cost software#Due to Lockdown and recession brewing most “Upgrades” in most software have been ridiculously small, like an additional menu or some default assets in short cash grabs. That is a “Generational leap” and it usually takes 3 minimum. Zbrush cost full#I’ll also add there is NO way that whatever improvements you put into Zbrush will be worth entire full price every 2 years. Also, I’ll do some re-visiting and editing to wipe OUT those statements. I’d advocated for Zbrush to many people over a decade and in posts where I put my artworks and 3D creations - “Professional end expensive software but worth every penny - no subscription racket like Photoshop and many others.” Now I’m looking into stepping up tutorials to get up that Blender curve that isn’t as steep as it was earlier. IF we sign up and pay the half off - but decide later (after a year) full price isn’t worth it - can we default back to at least the thing our “Perpetual License” gives us? Our perpetual ZB licenses are only worth 50% off until August 5th? What happens on August 6th? Our value in the “Maxon family” as long-term ZB customers goes to zero? What does Maxon really think of us? Only time will tell. If they were so “confident” in our having the complete suite would be a great value, they would allow us to make the decision with all the information in front of us, rather than put the short date to blindly take or leave the one year offer. For now I’ll pass on the 50% offer (only until August 5th!) I am deeply suspicious of it. Personally, I will cross that bridge when I come to it. Perpetual licenses will become an after thought, perhaps handled by service agreement (such as the old MSA) or by significant annual fees (think 30-50% of perpetual license cost) for upgrades. My guess is they haven’t said anything (except perpetial liceses aren’t “going away”) is that they primary method of updates will be subscription, similar to what Adobe has done with Substance. It’s been more than six months since the acquisition and they still haven’t spelled out anything except that free updates are going away (no suprise.) It would be nice if they put some effort into spelling out, clearly, what updates will cost and what maintenance subsbscriptions (if offered) will cost. This would seem to prevent me from running ZB on my laptop (at least from a licenses perspective–not sure how they intend to manage ZB licenses in the future.) I was interested in the MaxonOne offer until I read the footnotes that it can only be installed on one machine and the products can’t be split between machines. If my past experience with C4D is any indication when they went from maintenance to subscription, I would suppose that our perpetual licenses will at least work for a while, even if they’re not upgraded. updates) of existing Zbrush perpetual licenses will cost, and how those updates will be handled, the offer is provided in something of vaccum of information. ![]()
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