Robyn 8

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  • jjmainor said:

    Sometiems the deals aren't so obvious, but today stacked up pretty well and I didn't even grab the pro bundle! 

    20% off gift card... so first grabbed the $30 gift card which costs $24 with today's 20% so i have 30 dollars woot... then back to the items for today .. LOVING the cat suit and emo outfit/add-on and mihrelle's hair 

    so a few new things in cart (outfit, textures, plus hair). grab a couple of the 2.99 items that are discounted....then grabbed something else from Rarestone because OMG sales.... :P Trying not to look at other stores because i gave myself a 30 dollar limit here... like a kid in a candy store...

    Cart value: 122
    use my PC coupon to save 6, because yes I saved it up til now! woo hoo, another 6 off!
    savings: -99

    price: 23

    so I use the GC and I still have 7 left over... yeeeeeeeeeeeeah. :D
    So yeah I'm thankful :) 

    That's pretty good savings to me! 

    With the mixed discounts on the store credit I'm sitting on, my cart with the bundle and two add-ons will cost $30.96 out of pocket.  Unfortunately when I try to use the $6 PC coupon, it's only taking $1.33 off the total order.  If I take the free bundles out, the entire $6 gets added to the bundle and add-ons, so it's applying much of that coupon to the free items. :(

    You can open a support ticket, for Sales, and ask for a refund of the lost portion of the coupon.

  • QuasarQuasar Posts: 681
    edited November 2019

    It's a pretty good deal if you don't already have everything yet. Robyn 8 Pro bundle, two texture add-ons, and three free Pro bundles for $40.40. Buy it with a 20% off gift card and it comes down to $32.32. These are the kinds of deals during new character premiers that have been sorely lacking for quite some time.

    This is what is tempting me. I may not want the Robyn 8 bundle too much, but I have some of the others in my wishlist. That low price after gift card discount is definitely worth it for people like me who still have older pro packs we want. I've already gone over my smallish play money budget for the month though, so I should probably overcome my FOMO and hope the other bundles are offered at such a nice price in the future.
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  • well I personally like Robyn's slightly more curvy shape and her eyes are stunning. Also is it just me, but she doesn't seem as orange colored as some of the older characters :) 

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,883

    the free g7 pro items..i have bits and pices of all of them, bought what I found interesting before, so that deal leaves me a bit flat. It is an excellent deal for those not owning so much ... 3 free pro bundles..you really can't beat it ... plus the GC discount. 

    And then you can spend a couple bucks more and buy a couple $1 products and the $2.99 deals. Its not too bad at all. 

    I agree though, that the new pro bundle is pretty yawning. I must have 50 G8 characters now. maybe more...most of them seem to look like sisters. 
     

  • It's a pretty good deal if you don't already have everything yet. Robyn 8 Pro bundle, two texture add-ons, and three free Pro bundles for $40.40. Buy it with a 20% off gift card and it comes down to $32.32. These are the kinds of deals during new character premiers that have been sorely lacking for quite some time.

    Yep it's a really great deal for the newbies and others who don't already have all the Pro Bundles. 

    BUT it's just an average deal for us loyal buyers who already have all the Pro bundles (or all their contents). In my case I already have all the Genesis 8 bundles and all but 3 of the Genesis 2 and 3  Pro bundles.  And of the 3 I own all but 3 of the individual items. So, for me ithere isn't much extra incenctive and it is pretty much just a decision of whether or not I want Robyn 8 Pro with one addon  for $36.73. I'm thinking about it but may not get  it since I already have so many characters

  • again girl why you'r doing dis?

  • JUJU said:

    Are you kidding me? 3 new base character in a month ...great, I had a hunch that there could be a third release....but...BUT... 3 female????? No male????? I am still waiting for Gianni 8. :(

    and a big mood

  • Was there a purple banner this time round?

    If there was, this might be the first time I've not gotten one for previous Pro bundle purchases (last Pro bundle purchase was the Indian couple or the Greek guy, whichever was most recent), I've only bought the ocassional base figure since (last was Jenni, but only for 2 of the non-bundle addon figures).

    Having a really enticing deal run on the day before a new character release doesn't help either.

    I rather like Robyn, but too much spent recently, mediocre bundle contents (hairs look nice though) and pitiful selection of additional addons means I'd be forcing myself.

  • Was there a purple banner this time round?

    Not as far as I am aware, and I have all of the options for the free Genesis 2/3 Pro Bundles..

    If there was, this might be the first time I've not gotten one for previous Pro bundle purchases (last Pro bundle purchase was the Indian couple or the Greek guy, whichever was most recent), I've only bought the ocassional base figure since (last was Jenni, but only for 2 of the non-bundle addon figures).

    Having a really enticing deal run on the day before a new character release doesn't help either.

    I rather like Robyn, but too much spent recently, mediocre bundle contents (hairs look nice though) and pitiful selection of additional addons means I'd be forcing myself.

     

  • DripDrip Posts: 1,243

    I like these free pro-pack deals to get those pro-packs that I actually don't have too much interest in, but which may sometime in the future turn out useful anyway. I'd still like it more if, instead of such deals, HD-Addons were turned into PC+ items at a standard ~70% discount. I'd feel much more inclined to pick them up than I am now. The main reason why I check the sales page almost every day, is to check for HD-Addon deals.  Pro-pack deals are a welcome alternative thoug, as I definitely don't have all of those either.

  • namtar3dnamtar3d Posts: 254

    I don't understand the need of so many "base" characters, today they only seems to be "expensive" characters. 

     

    Lets take as example V4,   she had "The Girl", "V4", Aiko 4, and few others...  but every base has tons of characters! 

     

    Doesn't makes any sense to me to have tons of base characters with just 2 or 3 derived characters.  (Even worst, sometimes the derived character uses just an insignificant porcentage from that base character) 

     

  • tsaristtsarist Posts: 1,638
    I agree with a lot of posters here. The character is pretty generic. The clothing is too.

    The DEAL (Extra bundles, deeper discounts) made it an Insta-buy.

    Since I had been lobbying Daz to bring this type of deal back, it didn't make sense to blow it off, when they finally listened.

    Now if they will honour my request for more middle aged or older women (maybe Thai or Vietnamese themed) I would be VERY Thankful!
  • mr clammr clam Posts: 707

    4 Pro Bundles, 2 add-ons, and two bonus characters for around $40 is a pretty sweet deal. I didn't even hesitate.

  • MunemanMuneman Posts: 221

    The character itself doesn't do much for me... but the sale certainly does. I just gotta align the optimal shopping cart. For once I don't even think I need to worry about waiting a few days for the sale to reach the optimal discount. 

  • melaniemelanie Posts: 806

    I'll get just the Robyn 8 base character. I never buy Pro Bundles because of the cost and they usually have things I can't use. However, I was so hoping for a new male character. Leisa didn't get a male counterpart. I need more guys!

  • ReneWReneW Posts: 151
    JUJU said:

    Are you kidding me? 3 new base character in a month ...great, I had a hunch that there could be a third release....but...BUT... 3 female????? No male????? I am still waiting for Gianni 8. :(

    I totally agree with you, JUJU.  After three female characters in a row, I was expecting a male character.  I don't think we've ever seen two male characters come out in a row.  DAZ, please let the next new character be male.

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,633

    I’m in another state with no computer, so I won’t really have an opinion on Robyn for a couple more days at least. However, three free pro bundles made this a no-brainer for me. 

  • HavosHavos Posts: 5,606
    ReneW said:
    JUJU said:

    Are you kidding me? 3 new base character in a month ...great, I had a hunch that there could be a third release....but...BUT... 3 female????? No male????? I am still waiting for Gianni 8. :(

    I totally agree with you, JUJU.  After three female characters in a row, I was expecting a male character.  I don't think we've ever seen two male characters come out in a row.  DAZ, please let the next new character be male.

    Actually we have, Nix 8 was followed by Christian 8, although that happened just the once, although there have been 4 females in a row two times already, so the next one might be female as well.

     

  • 4 Pro Bundles plus a few extras for 48$? No brainer for me xD

    But honestly... Lilith 8... when? u.u

    I was kind of hoping it was going to be a halloween release since the theme would fit the character (I certainly hope Tasha isn't her replacement)

  • Anyone else think that Robyn is an odd choice to showcase the Skater outfit? She looks a bit older than most skaters.
  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,925

    To me, there's nothing unusual about her, under the arm looks like a material stretch that's an error, and there's no incentives for people who own many of the Pro Bundles. Pass, again. That's two Pro Bundles in a row, which is unheard of for me. These gals are just repeats with slight tweaks, and I think if you have morph packs you can easily recreate or get very close to this character. I'm guessing, but other skins may be quite close as there's nothing that stands out on the face. 

    Has anyone commented yet on the lack of characters in the Add-Ons?  The vendors didn't even make additional characters for this character release. 

  • tsarist said:
    I agree with a lot of posters here. The character is pretty generic. The clothing is too.

     

    The DEAL (Extra bundles, deeper discounts) made it an Insta-buy.

     

    Since I had been lobbying Daz to bring this type of deal back, it didn't make sense to blow it off, when they finally listened.

     

    Now if they will honour my request for more middle aged or older women (maybe Thai or Vietnamese themed) I would be VERY Thankful!

    We just got Leisa and Jenni, two middle aged sets of women.... I think you'd already be thankful! ;) 

    Novica said:

    To me, there's nothing unusual about her, under the arm looks like a material stretch that's an error, and there's no incentives for people who own many of the Pro Bundles. Pass, again. That's two Pro Bundles in a row, which is unheard of for me. These gals are just repeats with slight tweaks, and I think if you have morph packs you can easily recreate or get very close to this character. I'm guessing, but other skins may be quite close as there's nothing that stands out on the face. 

    Has anyone commented yet on the lack of characters in the Add-Ons?  The vendors didn't even make additional characters for this character release. 

    The vendors are also getting busy with holiday stuff -both in real life and in 3D work. Yeah its barely the holiday season, but when you have to get seasonal stuff in BEFORE the season, you gotta juggle. Can't catch them all. (or is it like Pokemon catch them all? I don't have time for games anymore... ) crying 
    Btw, i DID like the clothes that were out with this set. And actually I had a character ready named Robyn... I thought, "there's a name no one will use....I'm sooooo original!" Oops. Haven't had time to rename it all though. :P

  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,142
    edited November 2019

    While Robyn is obviously a high-quality character, and the deals look pretty good, I would honestly have preferred a similar bundle deal based around the new "Sari" character (partiularly with an add-on for different HD character ages, young to old), as she would add much-needed divesity to the mix.

     

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  • JOdelJOdel Posts: 6,322

    Yes, definitely the skimpiest selection of Add-ons to a character bundle I've seen since Brodie.

    Excellent deal for newbies. Not a bad deal for anyone else. 

    The figure looks useful. Another in a series of unidealized character "types" This one I'd have cast as the girl next door, or the heroine's best friend. The bundle outfits are a bit odd for that casting though. Truly appalling shoes. Real ankle-breakers. Can't see much use for the Clear Point getup in general. But the rest of the Emo outfit looks rather nice and just different enough from the usual skirt and shirt to add some variety to a scene. The Helios dress is not offensive, and might get some use as well. The skater outfit may be niche, but is a good example of what fits in that niche. The skates look very nice indeed, and we get both ice and roller styles.

    My main beef this time is no 3DL materials for either of the hairs. That's just plain annoying.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,452

    Since I have all the Gen 8 Pro Bundles, the offer for a free one was a non-offer. And with those earlier purchases, I was able to pick-up the V4/M4, Genesis, Gen 2, and Gen 3 bundles I wanted. Again non-offer. But great if you are a new user of DAZ Studio. 
    That said, I do like her, even if she reminds me of others. Her size alone is different. Her makeup is very nice. I am not a fan of extreme makeups suitable for stage or street work. Or the goth scene. That is just me. 

    I dd a render just to look at her underarms, the left specifically and I could not see that 'scaring' that showed up in the promo picture. Maybe they fixed the texture, but didn't redo the promo? I am attaching the render. 

    I tried the dForce hair, but the bangs 'crimped' up on me in the simulation. I really need to spend a day or two and figure out dForce hair correctly. This has to be user error. But, without the simulation it is a nice hair.

    Mary

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  • Sometiems the deals aren't so obvious, but today stacked up pretty well and I didn't even grab the pro bundle! 

    20% off gift card... so first grabbed the $30 gift card which costs $24 with today's 20% so i have 30 dollars woot... then back to the items for today .. LOVING the cat suit and emo outfit/add-on and mihrelle's hair 

    so a few new things in cart (outfit, textures, plus hair). grab a couple of the 2.99 items that are discounted....then grabbed something else from Rarestone because OMG sales.... :P Trying not to look at other stores because i gave myself a 30 dollar limit here... like a kid in a candy store...

    Cart value: 122
    use my PC coupon to save 6, because yes I saved it up til now! woo hoo, another 6 off!
    savings: -99

    price: 23

    so I use the GC and I still have 7 left over... yeeeeeeeeeeeeah. :D
    So yeah I'm thankful :) 

    That's pretty good savings to me! 

    Well if there was stacking, it's gone now. The deal brings me Lee 8 for free, all other G2/G3 bundles I own. Still thinking whether I should be or not. Definitely not too attractive.

  • Ki-JenKi-Jen Posts: 64

    I'm not a fan of Robyn either. So I pretend I just bought Kala 8 Pro and Robyn 8 is the free bundle. Then it looks much better. I used todays 20% gift card and got 4 pro bundles, 2 addons and some other stuff for $37.10. Not a bad deal.

  • WinterMoonWinterMoon Posts: 2,016

    I'm still on the fence. For a while they almost had me with this one, but then I decided to change which free G8 bundle I wanted, and then I couldn't decide, and then... I just emptied the cart.

  • BarubaryBarubary Posts: 1,232

    Unlike the vast majority of the latest female characters I think this one actually might serve a bit of a purpose, as she seems to have a tiny bit less of an idealized body shape than most of them. Sure, no Bethany, or Rune or Lilith or anything else that looks like it might be more than a modest Victoria 8 morph. We couldn't go that far this generation! But at least it's something.

    I used to buy absolutely every Pro Bundle, but I barely even looked at the recent ones. This time around....well, that's some pretty nice hair in there, I might consider it :)

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