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  • BlueIreneBlueIrene Posts: 1,318
    Wilmap said:

    I haven't been impressed by the March Madness sale. In fact I found it very boring as 90% of the items I didn't want. So I saved a lot of money and only bought those items I really wanted, especially the Stonemason ones.

    ... No thanks. I don't remember March being this 'meh' last year, and I'll be glad when things get back to what passes for normal around here.

    Normal means the entire store costing twice as much as it does today. 

    A full price item that you actually want and will use all the time is much more of a bargain than three half price items you'll rarely use. The two items I've been waiting for would make enough of a difference to my workflow to be worth paying for for me, which is more than can be said for yet more scantily clad maidens or another take on an apartment or bathroom, even at half price.

  • lx_2807502lx_2807502 Posts: 2,996
    lx said:
     Personally I just wish there were normal versions of all these outfits for humans to wear (e.g. having a skimpy girl american football outfit is fine, and people seem to be into that, but there's no way to make an actual football team? Bit silly.

     I don't think this problem is ever going away, and as long as people are obviously continuing to buy these items the only choice I've seen is to take this hobby up a notch to the next level and just start learning to design items on my own.

    Yeah I mean you could buy the old ones and learn to make updated textures yourself etc. and several other methods. It's just a shame that Daz Studio customers remain limited in options outside of creating skimpy pinups. There have been some nice outfits here and there lately (if you're making a post apocalyptic thing you have it pretty good right now) but still a lot of cornerstones missing.

     

     

    Wilmap said:

    I haven't been impressed by the March Madness sale. In fact I found it very boring as 90% of the items I didn't want. So I saved a lot of money and only bought those items I really wanted, especially the Stonemason ones.

    ... No thanks. I don't remember March being this 'meh' last year, and I'll be glad when things get back to what passes for normal around here.

    Normal means the entire store costing twice as much as it does today. 

    * With the purchase of a new item and at least one other thing.

    MM was great for new item discounts, but for older content there have been numerous times this year alone with much better offers than "over 50%!" (which wasn't over 50% unless you bought a specific item that day and/or had bought a specific pro bundle the month before.) There were some nice deals to get the Genesis 3 basic morphs and V7 for those that hadn't already been supporting Genesis 3 with their purchases, too, which is great - not so great for those that actually had been buying them already, but sales seem to do that quite often lately.

  • grinch2901grinch2901 Posts: 1,247
    edited March 2016
    lx said:
    tl155180 said:
    lx said:

    Is anyone else slightly weirded out by Tool Girl for G3F?

    Long-term users (or people who shop at That Other Site) may be familiar with the original Tool Girl by ConnieKat / BadKittehCo, which was for V4. If I remember correctly, Tool Girl was once for sale at DAZ, before the creator withdrew her catalog from the DAZ site to sell elsewhere.

    Tool Girl for G3F shares the same name and general concept -- very short shorts and a midriff-baring top, plus hard hat and accessories -- as the BadKittehCo original, but it looks as if it was developed by a completely different team of artists and the modeling and texturing style is quite different. So -- as far as I can tell -- it's in no sense a new version of the original, despite sharing the same name and concept.

    For all I know, BadKittehCo had a hand in the new product, or authorized the DAZ artists to make a new version. But if she didn't, might it not have been better to choose a different name for the product, to avoid any implication of a connection between the two?

    I mean, I'm not saying your connection isn't right, but that's a pretty standard skimpy outfit and the name "tool girl" doesn't exactly take a fit of creativity to arrive at. Personally I just wish there were normal versions of all these outfits for humans to wear (e.g. having a skimpy girl american football outfit is fine, and people seem to be into that, but there's no way to make an actual football team? Bit silly.

    How do you mean exactly? Theres this for the men http://www.daz3d.com/football-uniform

    Oh hey there is one. Bit old though, and it says it comes with towel and undergarments but I can't really tell what that is supposed to mean from the promos. Ideally though I'd like one where you can have the armor parts separate etc. too.

    But mainly I meant like proper police and fire etc. etc. outfits (there are some older police ones, but the only fire one I could find was http://www.daz3d.com/fire-hazard-for-genesis-2-female-s )

     

    BillyT has oa firefighter for M4 here in and it's on sale right now.  http://www.daz3d.com/m4-fire-fighters-set  Here it is refitted for G2M.

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  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325
     
    lx said:

    * With the purchase of a new item and at least one other thing.

    Only two items in the MM sale are needed to secure the 50% discount. Which today is nearly anything. You could buy a $2500 item for half price plus a nice model of a lime at less than a buck fifty.

    Sure it makes sense to wait for a better deal on less urgent stuff, but 50% is better than a kick in the knackers on a desired PA item that rarely lands in a sale. But keep moaning. DAZ often seems to respond by making new offers.

    DAZ, your sale sucks and your office decor is appalling.

  • I am new to DAZ so this is my first March Madness, I have spent way more than I can afford. I am allready addicted to DAZ 3D and I find that theese constant sales doesn't make it any easier to resist buying stuff laugh 

    I have a problem and I don't know where to post it, so sorry if this is the wrong thread. Yesterday I bought (along with some other stuff) the DJ Remixed outfit: http://www.daz3d.com/dj-remixed for Genesis 2 female.

    I always use Genesis 3, but since I learned that clothes can be made to fit Genesis 3 if you  select what figure the clothing part is supposed to fit ( and I have also bought Fit control for Genesis 3)

     I have begun to buy some clothes ment for Gen 2 also. Top and jeans work good,  but the boots doesn't, the toes

    points downwards and the feet sticks out when I fit them to my character. Some time ago I bought a hairtyle made for Victoria 4, and was adviced not to fit it to the character but to parent it to the head. I thought I try this trick

    on the boots, I have tried the thighs, shins but they wont follow the model. I would appeciate some advice in this, I love the outfit and the boots is an important part of it, plus I have wery few shoe models.

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325

    Howdy Carina, take a look at "Wear Them All"

    http://www.daz3d.com/wear-them-all-autofitting-clones-and-clothing-smoothers-for-genesis-3-female-s

    It might help with your issues.  There's one for the G3M figures, too. And they're on sale, yay....!

  • Thanks for the advice! smiley I just took a look at it and I can't  find anything about fitting Genesis 2 clothes to Genesis 3, do you think it will work anyway?

    if so, how do I use this? when I  have installed it, will it work just like the normal autofitting? 

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325

    I think G3Female already has a "clone" for G2Female, which is why that isn't listed in the product. I'm rather new to all this myself, so I'm afraid it's best if someone else explains how it works. Maybe start a specific post?

  • Ok, I understand. Thanks for trying to help! I will start a new thread about this, maybe that's better.

  • nelsonsmithnelsonsmith Posts: 1,337

    I am new to DAZ so this is my first March Madness, I have spent way more than I can afford. I am allready addicted to DAZ 3D and I find that theese constant sales doesn't make it any easier to resist buying stuff laugh 

    I think this is a key point,  for people like you (and me) who are new to Daz and just now building up a good collection of figures, poses, clothing and the like, this sale has been fantastic.  If you've already got a lot of stuff and are looking for specific items, then it may not be that big of a deal.  Again as with everything in life, what is considered to be great, is often subjective.

  • I think it's great too, I love going online and see what's on sale today smiley, and I don't have lots of stuff even if I have bought a lot there's very many things I need. What I was complaining about is my own bad self disipline, to buy more than I can afford, but that's

    my own fault ofcourse. I love sales heart, there's nothing wrong with that.

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325

    DAZ has developed a special store algorithm that detects when I buy something at 50% off, then offers it at 65% off within three days. So long as you avoid the things I'm buying, you'll be fine. ;-)

  • RenomistaRenomista Posts: 921

    I am new to DAZ so this is my first March Madness, I have spent way more than I can afford. I am allready addicted to DAZ 3D and I find that theese constant sales doesn't make it any easier to resist buying stuff laugh 

    I think this is a key point,  for people like you (and me) who are new to Daz and just now building up a good collection of figures, poses, clothing and the like, this sale has been fantastic.  If you've already got a lot of stuff and are looking for specific items, then it may not be that big of a deal.  Again as with everything in life, what is considered to be great, is often subjective.

    Exactly this!

  • RenomistaRenomista Posts: 921

    DAZ has developed a special store algorithm that detects when I buy something at 50% off, then offers it at 65% off within three days. So long as you avoid the things I'm buying, you'll be fine. ;-)

    In most of those cases a nice mail to customer support sorts out this kind of annoyances and you get the remaining 15% payed back as store credit

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325
    Renomista said:

    DAZ has developed a special store algorithm that detects when I buy something at 50% off, then offers it at 65% off within three days. So long as you avoid the things I'm buying, you'll be fine. ;-)

    In most of those cases a nice mail to customer support sorts out this kind of annoyances and you get the remaining 15% payed back as store credit

    That's nice to know, but I was joshing. I tend to be stoical about little disappointments like that. I was happy with the deal at 50%, so if it emerges at 65% for other folks that's great for them. I will bear what you said in mind if I buy that $2500 item, though... ;-)

  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,905

    DAZ has developed a special store algorithm that detects when I buy something at 50% off, then offers it at 65% off within three days. So long as you avoid the things I'm buying, you'll be fine. ;-)

    Now we just need to bribe you to buy things on our wishlists. If enough people chip in you get the product for free and we get it at 65% off three days later. Everyone wins!

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325

    DAZ has developed a special store algorithm that detects when I buy something at 50% off, then offers it at 65% off within three days. So long as you avoid the things I'm buying, you'll be fine. ;-)

    Now we just need to bribe you to buy things on our wishlists. If enough people chip in you get the product for free and we get it at 65% off three days later. Everyone wins!

    The algorithm can detect that behaviour. Just as you're all about to buy, the item/s are withdrawn from the sale as faulty. I get the faulty item and the no-return clause that was quietly slipped in. Then I have to pay you lot back.

  • Ron KnightsRon Knights Posts: 2,060

    I just can't handle these gimmicky sales. My first priority is to find stuff I want most from my wishlist. I get totally lost when they place all these conditions and exceptions.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,914

    I've got the top items that I really need in my cart. Then I watch the price on those and when I have funds and price looks good, I buy what I can and dump the rest out. Then re-add what I hadn't been able to buy to the cart and wait till funds go up again.

     

    When I've emptied my cart, I go through my wishlist again and pick some items that are now in the "need" category and the proccess starts over LOL.

  • lx_2807502lx_2807502 Posts: 2,996

    So I guess it's still March.

    New chef outfit for G2M looks nice and practical. And ..another living room? Admittedly I do like this one better but I already spent my money yesterday thinking the March sale would end with March, ah well.

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116

    Oh that marketing. Gave me a damn heart attack.

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    Vaskania said:

    Oh that marketing. Gave me a damn heart attack.

     

    April 1st?

    *Grin*

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116

    Oh I knew it was April 1st, but there is literally a V8 in there. Clever marketing as well. ;)

  • lx_2807502lx_2807502 Posts: 2,996

    Ooh, that was nicely played. Still not paying for it though.

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325

    All the new MM items for the last couple of days have been DAZ Originals. If this is DAZ keeping the sale going a bit longer, that's really going to help some folks on strict pay days and careful monthly budgeting.

  • RenomistaRenomista Posts: 921

    Yes the free V8 is really nice...

    But honestly Marketing: The Second Standard Living Room Set as DMB within 3 Days? Are you kidding?

    The Glamour Outfit would have been a worthy DMB

  • RenomistaRenomista Posts: 921

    Peter: Mec4D stated in her Shader Pack Thread that getting mixed up into the Catchup Sales with the releases is not a good thing for the Sale Numbers. So It could be that they use DOs to not upet the PAs. There was also some hints that the MM might continue into next weeks but it was all very vague...

  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943
    lx said:

    Ooh, that was nicely played. Still not paying for it though.

     

    I even put it in my cart and added a still mad item - but it didn't change to zero dollars

  • Peter FulfordPeter Fulford Posts: 1,325
    Kerya said:
    lx said:

    Ooh, that was nicely played. Still not paying for it though.

     

    I even put it in my cart and added a still mad item - but it didn't change to zero dollars

    That's the real April Fool's. ;-)

  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 6,054
    Kerya said:
    lx said:

    Ooh, that was nicely played. Still not paying for it though.

     

    I even put it in my cart and added a still mad item - but it didn't change to zero dollars

    Yes I have the same problem. I added Riverwillow, wich is an "old still mad" but as today all still mad are back to still mad status it should work...

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