Premier Character Bundles Feedback
N-RArts
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I'm going to be very honest and pretty blunt.
1. The selection of Character Bundles that are available sucks.
Maybe it's because I'm impatient and was hoping to see Kaede 9 in there at some point, and/or Tara 9's Succubus Addon bundle.
2. It would be good to see which bundles were available before someone subscribes to Premier - Because I wouldn't have.
Other than that... 
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I highly doubt they're going to add addon bundles in the premier character selection. They only offer the base character bundles.
If you're interested in getting Tara's succubus addon and already own Tara herself, I really recommend you wait until they offer the discounted pro bundle again. Buy it if you'll only pay for the missing items. Tara character bundle + succubus addon bundle was actually more expensive than the pro bundle when they first introduced the freebie premier bundles. The pro bundle even got more items.
To check for the available bundles, go to
https://www.daz3d.com/premier-characters
Take note the offered bundles change without any notice. They add-remove Toon Vicky at least three times now. No one really knows what bundles they're going to add unless you have insider info. The only guaranteed(?) character bundle is the newest figure they release (eg. Mateo). Seasonal characters get added (eg. Nikolai for Christmas) and removed (eg. Lycan for Halloween).
I really don't like how the bundles disappear without notice. I had planned on picking up Lycan the very day it was removed. Also there are fewer bundles offered now. IIRC, there were 10 when Vicky 9 was released. Currently, there are only 8 total after Lycan, Pixie, & Lawrence were removed. Of those left, I have 6 to choose from, since Lahr was my November free bundle and I bought Minerva's Christmas bundle at 90% off about the same time.
A minor annoyance with the free character bundles is that I haven't seen one yet where I like more than the character and 1 or 2 other items. On the other hand, most G9 core figures cost way more than the $19 Premier fee, even when they go on sale. So I still come out ahead even if I only use the character.
The selection has felt too limited for me (someone who already has almost every core figure from past purchases). I'd be happier if the post-Premier figures stuck around longer on the list, otherwise there's little incentive to consider the bundle a perk rather than a take it or lose it.
Currently, there's nothing in the list that I don't already have and releases are too few and far between to refresh the options. When offering a new membership perk like this, I would've expected more front-loading of DO releases in the first few months to set a good foundation and momentum.
In other news, I picked up Prime membership elsewhere and used it to build a big cart of characters. Didn't foresee doing that a few months ago, but while Daz has more content, I've never purchased from that other store and had a lot of options. And now I've got a year's worth of discounts incoming from there to tempt me to spend there instead.
I also purchase semi-frequently from other places, and some character artists are more prolific and, in my opinion, have greater diversity in their characters than I've been feeling from Daz Originals. And for all the new artists that have arrived to Daz too, I'm feeling that the content I'm interested in here is shrinking.
As it is, it doesn't seem like I'll be missing out on much when my Premier expires next month. I'm feeling super comfortable with not being Premier when I'm struggling to pick out content I like at prices I'll pay. And if I'm not Premier, the gap between what I'll pay and what I'm offered will only grow. Maybe I'm simply not Daz's target customer any longer.
I agree with others. Offerings are slim. Right now, you can get white girls, old and/or fat white men, or a doughy looking latin chef or Lion-O. Just need a Sword of Omens! Offering Tara 9 without the addon is cheap-cheap-cheap-cheap and a big let-down. In fact, I'm likely to just buy the addon for its demonic goodness and Tara 9 can be the first Tara demon girl I don't have until the Pro Bundle pops up for pocket change. I already have several succubi, more wings than I can flap, and so on. Some people like their fairies squeedy, thin and underage. I like mine full-grown and devilish. I may end up getting Lahr just because. Is render time lengthy with all that fur? That would be a problem! Any assistance appreciated!
I got the Lars the Lion 1st but it looks like I should of got Lycan the Wolfman first as he's gone and Lars the Lion is still around. I not sure which I will get next from the current choices. I sort of prefer, in many cases, the add-on bundles instead that are having the generally utilizable products like uniforms for stewardesses, pilots, cops, firemen, and doctors.
It seems like they're taking all the old pro bundles and creating character bundles out of them but new characters like Mateo and Ashley are introduced as character bundles. Maybe going forward there won't be any more pro-bundles? For those of us who are pre-paid Daz+ waiting till our subscriptions expire, this may be a good thing if we decide to go Premier later because there will be more character bundles to choose from. The only character bundles I purchased were Toon Vicky and Mickey and probably won't purchase any more (unless they are FilaToon maybe) because they will either be cheaper later or I may eventually join Premier. But I'm still bummed they made Aiko 9 a temporary character only for use while being premiere. I definitely would have purchased an Aiko 9 character bundle or just Aiko 9. They wasted a popular character I think.
So is the lion excessively render intensive? Will it make my mundane 3060 cry out in pain?