Quick Crit thread 2012

[DarkHalo003]

Aside from personal preference, student status, finances and goals!!

Pretty sure I went over this yeah??

Sounds to me like you booted it up for two seconds, didn't like the UI and went back to your beloved pirated 3ds max to mod Halo some more and to hell with any other software out there!

Could you even give me one valid reason based on your personal experience outside of Halo max scripts why you think 3DS is "better?"

I don't pirate, so that argument is invalid. Sort of a childish argument too.

Either way, I never said your preference was misguided, only that Blender is inferior to most other professional tools out there. Also, you don't need a school email to have a student version:

I heard that you need a school email address to join the Autodesk Education Community, but our school does not issue them to students. How can I get my students onto the community website?
A school email address is not required to join. If your school is already participating, students will be prompted to specify their school during registration. If your school is not yet participating, you may request to add your school.

The only advantage I see is that the community is relatively supportive like PolyCount and that you can sell your work for profit. Enjoy.

[t3h m00kz]

I don't pirate, so that argument is invalid. Sort of a childish argument too.

Just making an assumption bro!

Either way, I never said your preference was misguided, only that Blender is inferior to most other professional tools out there.

Actually, you said specifically that there's no point in using blender.

Also, you don't need a school email to have a student version:

Too bad I'm not a student, which IS required. Too bad I was homeschooled my entire life and haven't been financially stable enough to go to college yet. Still not a get out of jail free card, bro!

The only advantage I see is that the community is relatively supportive like PolyCount and that you can sell your work for profit. Enjoy.

Oh, and the fact that it's, you know, not $3,000 dollars, open source for developers to code new features into, and content made with it counts as user output which 100% belongs to the user.

[DarkHalo003]

You could simply declare yourself as homschooled. I doubt they'd give two shits. And I never directly insulted your preferences, but I'm glad you know how to hotlink quotes in your posts. I just said Blender was inferior compared to other tools, which is why there is little point to use it in comparison. The rest is deduction.

Either way, this argument is relatively pointless. It will be cool to see what you get out of this.

[t3h m00kz]

You could simply declare yourself a part of a college. I doubt they'd give two shits.

ok let me go lie to get free software

but while I do that just remember, piracy is bad, children

[BobtheGreatII]

Sigh. Anyway. Don't let these morons get to you. Just keep using Blender. There's nothing wrong with using it. Sheesh.

[DarkHalo003]

ok let me go lie to get free software

but while I do that just remember, piracy is bad, children

Ummm, no. There is a difference. There is no lying involved either because homeschooling is an acceptable form of School for Autodesk. Think of the concept behind a Student version. You are a Student, as in someone trying to learn a certain skill or education. The Student Version is free for this reason, so you learn how to use the programs utilized in multiple industries. Whether or not the college you attend is My House University or College of Washington is subjective. The ultimate purpose and goal of the system Autodesk has for students is all the same. You cannot use assets created with 3ds Max for profit or monetary gain, which is the second point in that this is for the sake of education. It's of no consequence for the company either because you only have 3 years for each program. It's more or less an extended trail version for students.

Piracy is taking the full version from an illegal source without buying it from the company. The company loses money then. There is a huge fucking difference.

EDIT: What school you are from is a formality. Upon further research, you could say "Homeschooled" under your School and it's all peachy keen. Ironically, look where I found this information:

http://blenderartists.org/forum/show...-and-educators

I hope this helps.

[t3h m00kz]

Sigh. Anyway. Don't let these morons get to you. Just keep using Blender. There's nothing wrong with using it. Sheesh.

[neuro]

uh you know... most pirated versions of Max and Maya and whatnot are put out there BY AUTODESK.

it's advanced hi-teh software (lol) which NOBODY in their right mid would buy right off the bat.
they let people use it, learn it, get used to it, and then when they get a job with it, they don't have a choice but to shell out 800 euros a year for a 3ds max subscription

also, don't use blender.
try Modo instead, it's good.

also, don't use X-normal, i've got to train every junior artist we get here to stop using fucking x-normal.

[t3h m00kz]

uh you know... most pirated versions of Max and Maya and whatnot are put out there BY AUTODESK.

it's advanced hi-teh software (lol) which NOBODY in their right mid would buy right off the bat.
they let people use it, learn it, get used to it, and then when they get a job with it, they don't have a choice but to shell out 800 euros a year for a 3ds max subscription

uh might I ask for citation? it's kind of surprising they'd do that and not offer a personal use license on their site which would be far more accessable and a better business move to not hang around pirate sites!

also, don't use blender.
try Modo instead, it's good.

also, don't use X-normal, i've got to train every junior artist we get here to stop using fucking x-normal.

forgive me, but I see no problem with small-time hobbyists who don't need high-tech industry-standard software using blender and supporting a company who offers some some cool tools.

Xnormals does seem rather buggy yeah, but I don't see what's wrong with people using it either!

Care to elaborate on these?

oh but hold on I shouldn't even be questioning what you say so I'll stop now

[PenGuin1362]

xnormal can be handy sometimes but definitely don't rely on it. If you don't know how to bake properly in the 3d software you're using you're doing it wrong.