I'm liking this competition...
I wouldn't say they rushed anything tho, i'm pretty sure insydium knew this was coming more than anyone else did. They probably already had a few things prepared.
They are pricey as hell especially given the current competiton, however, I still respect their work and I actually still prefer their implementation of particles.
I personally still like the even more intuitive design they have got going, where everything fits into nice categories and all the modifiers are stored in the dropdowns from the groups in the object manager. That to me is still much better implementation of handling objects especially for something like a particle system, which comes with so many modifiers...
I actually do still hope xparticles sticks around, but yea, it'll be really hard to justify their prices.
If they lower prices and provide something even more special with xparticles, I think this would be very fun competition...
Actually, I am excited now to see what they can really bring to the table now that C4D is trying to take over simulation... so I do hope they stick around and can stay in business 🙂
Also, I really like the work Bob puts into these videos. I always respected the marketing, its second to none imo. Maxon can even learn a few things off that...
Not to drag on for too long but I also want to add:
Insydium through the years have shown potential that maxon couldnt effectively provide, and proved that a company like insydium can provide something different and unique from the even bigger players... and I will always repsect them in that regard... I hope this company the best...