Anonymous at Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:02:18 UTC No. 840328

Lesser store fees, that's good.

Anonymous at Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:17:12 UTC No. 840330

>>840325
I unironically wish epic bought allegorithmic substance.

Anonymous at Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:22:49 UTC No. 840331

>>840330
Imagine they did that and made it free, or at least cut the price by half. Hnnnnggg...

Anonymous at Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:23:40 UTC No. 840332

>>840330
Sketchfab was probably a cheaper buy and the store fees provide a return on investment. But I agree. ArmorPaint received a grant from Epic so maybe they will eventually buy the tech and combine it with the Quixel suite.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:35:44 UTC No. 840350

>>840325
just saw this, whats in it for epic, are they making sketchfab models available on the unreal engine asset store or something?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:09:26 UTC No. 840360

>>840325
i do not like 'megacorps 'buying up other companies left and right, but i'd rather it be epic than anyone else. they're the least evil in my book

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:12:19 UTC No. 840363

>x has joined the y family

I hate that fucking corporate speech so much.
Can't they come up with some new shit already?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:28:52 UTC No. 840371

>>840325
Good, Even though I don't support epic at all this will probably be more beneficial than bad.
Store fee was 30% now it's 12%. Still bad but way better than before.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:29:52 UTC No. 840372

>>840363
what about
>EPIC GAMES NOW DOES THE MOM OF SKETCHFAB

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:38:32 UTC No. 840375

>>840330
>>840331
But they already have Quixel.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:46:31 UTC No. 840376

What's the point in owning sketchfab and artstation. pdyv

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:46:48 UTC No. 840377

>>840330
>>840331
But don't they already have Quixel?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 05:33:22 UTC No. 840385

>>840376
I've noticed a trend of Epic buying 3D storefronts recently. Artstation sells tutorials/assets, Sketchfab sells models, Quixel sells Megascans.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:02:36 UTC No. 840387

>>840376
they make unreal engine. it's obvious they're serious about it. now they want to gain control of asset distribution, probably in order to tie it into to the software.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:07:01 UTC No. 840388

They'll rename it to sketchy fab, since epic is sketchy.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:50:28 UTC No. 840393

>>840388
https://www.emerson.edu/programs/comedic-arts-bfa

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:10:07 UTC No. 840405

They clearly seek to own every major platform, which is popular among developers. Imagine how easy it will be to deplatform your ass when it's all controlled by one player. And all this done, while screeching about monopoly BAD.
"Epic Games" our greatest ally, fellow developers.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:50:33 UTC No. 840413

>>840330
They should've also bought Mixamo. Also, pleeeeaaaase buy Marvelous Designer!!

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:52:08 UTC No. 840414

>>840405
Good.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:06:48 UTC No. 840415

>>840414
Please, login Tim.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:46:06 UTC No. 840421

>>840405
>Imagine how easy it will be to deplatform your ass when it's all controlled by one player.
and that one player is anti-democracy chinese government. Just another reason to stick with unity, as much as it is hated here

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:30:46 UTC No. 840459

>>840325
Thanks Tim!

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:44:06 UTC No. 840462

Unreal viewer?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:04:17 UTC No. 840471

>>840360
>epic
>least evil
pick one r/3/tard

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:08:20 UTC No. 840473

>>840360
Stop being retarded. Epic are completely anti-consumer, they just larp as being pro-consumer and MONOPOLY BAD so they can establish their own monopoly. It's literally Communism 101.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:34:49 UTC No. 840475

>>840473
I'm not a consumer, though. I'm a professional. Do you think I play games? You think I give a shit what goes on with the Epic Game Store? Fuck no. I just want to get paid and Epic buying them gives me a bigger slice. I'm not the owner of a billion dollar business and there's no union for this industry. I don't have money/power, I just want to make a decent living and maybe retire before I die.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:36:57 UTC No. 840476

>>840471

Only fat greasy gamers hate Epic.

Epic is the best thing that ever happened to 3d artists.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:39:10 UTC No. 840477

>>840473
>epic becoming a monopoly due to unregulated capitalism
>communism 101
Read it out loud before you post next time. You'll be able to hear how dumb you sound.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:41:57 UTC No. 840479

>>840325
Looks like they're fighting an acquisition war now. Unity just bought SpeedTree, which is actually a much better purchase than Sketchfab.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:45:06 UTC No. 840480

>>840377
They do, but Mixer is still trash compared to Substance. Doesn't even have a baker and performance is horrible. I do use it for mixing some tileables, but it's a no-no for uniques.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:46:40 UTC No. 840481

>>840480
I agree. Quixel survives because of their megascans. Their software is years behind Substance.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:52:38 UTC No. 840483

>>840473
>communism is when the big corporation gets bigger
mmh

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:58:33 UTC No. 840508

>>840473

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:12:53 UTC No. 840510

>>840508
>>840483
>communist subverted and controlled corporation buys up key infrastructure in an industry
gee... why would they do that?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:21:25 UTC No. 840511

>>840475
There's no union for 3D artists in EU?

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:25:30 UTC No. 840513

>>840511
Who's talking about the EU? The only options in the US are VFX and animation unions.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:29:45 UTC No. 840514

>>840511
A quick Google search shows no major unions for 3D artists in any country, Europe included. Strange considering how many jobs/industries the term "3D artist" covers. Then you compare it to things like the film industry. Even gaffers have a fucking union.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:36:03 UTC No. 840515

>>840514
Probably because the 3d industry is very recent and unions are more of a boomer thing.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:51:40 UTC No. 840521

>>840515
>unions are more of a boomer thing
(((Everything goes according to plan.)))

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:52:24 UTC No. 840522

>>840515
>unions are more of a boomer thing.
I think it depends on the part of the US you're from. Boomers seems to favor them in the north but are vehemently anti-union in the south (unless it involves electricians, railroad workers or the police). I'd have to see data for the west. This industry already has minimal job security. If a 3D union could provide limits to overtime and legal counsel in the event of termination without just cause, I'd join it. As it stands, you either honor your boss' most ridiculous request or you're out the door.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:15:58 UTC No. 840531

>>840325
Dude, they are going to get fucking sued up the ass for licensing fees and pirated models now that they got that Epic Games money.

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:31:10 UTC No. 840533

>>840514
is there a fluffers union

Anonymous at Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:15:57 UTC No. 840538

>>840531
Maybe. I know Turbosquid had that debacle a few years involving automotive companies.

>>840533
Ask your mom.

Anonymous at Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:58:38 UTC No. 840566

>>840332
Speculation on my part but I think Epic's strategy (with everything) is to invest all their Fortnite money into *anything* that might get them the next Fortnite before the current Fortnite goes away.

Anonymous at Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:12:56 UTC No. 840569

>>840566
I'm not sure how any of these investments can be used in that way, though. They'll make money but it's not like you can tie lootboxes into 3D models. More likely they're just building up an ecosystem of free/cheap services available exclusively to the users of their engine. The amount of time to develop and set up their own competing service isn't viable, so they buy up storefronts and give discounts of those assets to their own users. It's smart from a business standpoint.

Anonymous at Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:00:04 UTC No. 840602

>Epic buys Sketchfab
>Unity buys SpeedTree

I wish it was the other way around.

Anonymous at Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:34:35 UTC No. 840622

>>840602
It would have also suited Unity's overlap with degenerate furries who also post on Sketchfab.