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Spine is really lovely. It was great back in 2019 when I used it to release a game. They released the 4.0 version a year later with a lot of updates and while I

Spine is really lovely. It was great back in 2019 when I used it to release a game. They released the 4.0 version a year later with a lot of updates and while I have no plans to make another 2D side-scrolling type of game... this one piece of software is what makes it tempting. The thing I REALLY appreciate is the lifetime license. Checking my emails, I bought the professional version in 2015 for $289. Now it's almost a decade later, still getting awesome updates, and I can still get the latest version. Totally unlike the current trend... I'm looking at you, $20 / month for Speedtree.

marcinzm 2y ago
I mean, Spline seems to do the same thing if your company makes enough money: >Spine Enterprise is required for businesses with $500,000 USD or more annual revenue. The license allows Spine Enterprise to be used by the specified number of users for a period of one year. All updates are provided during this time. After one year, Spine Enterprise must be licensed again to continue using Spine Enterprise.
- telchior 2y ago
  I didn't know that! Pretty sure the enterprise license didn't exist when I bought it. I like these honour system enterprise licenses better than never-ending subscriptions, but they are becoming too common in the game industry.
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    common anywhere. Even if you paid only $3 a month 10 years ago, that subscription would still be more expensive to a lifetime professional as of now ($360) than your upfront price of $289. maybe a bit cheaper when you adjust inflation, but another year would close that gap. So you get the allure from the business side, since they are also continually spending time and probably labor updating the tech.
animal531 2y ago
I feel(/felt) the same way about ZBrush. I bought my copy probably a decade ago and have received free upgrades since them. Now of course they've been bought by Maxon and the price is now about 33 bucks a monnth.

marcinzm 2y ago

I mean, Spline seems to do the same thing if your company makes enough money: >Spine Enterprise is required for businesses with $500,000 USD or more annual revenue. The license allows Spine Enterprise to be used by the specified number of users for a period of one year. All updates are provided during this time. After one year, Spine Enterprise must be licensed again to continue using Spine Enterprise.

telchior 2y ago
I didn't know that! Pretty sure the enterprise license didn't exist when I bought it. I like these honour system enterprise licenses better than never-ending subscriptions, but they are becoming too common in the game industry.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  common anywhere. Even if you paid only $3 a month 10 years ago, that subscription would still be more expensive to a lifetime professional as of now ($360) than your upfront price of $289. maybe a bit cheaper when you adjust inflation, but another year would close that gap. So you get the allure from the business side, since they are also continually spending time and probably labor updating the tech.

animal531 2y ago

I feel(/felt) the same way about ZBrush. I bought my copy probably a decade ago and have received free upgrades since them. Now of course they've been bought by Maxon and the price is now about 33 bucks a monnth.