I'm with some of the other artists on this thread. Wait, check that. I'm with most of the artist on this thread saying this is a horrible thing and now I've been trying to deal with it for the past couple months and it's a nightmare of workarounds and crappy solutions. Because yeah, you know that is exactly the best way to spend my time. Let's completely change my 2D illustration workflow to switch to a different program mid-stream while working on an image/illustration (oh and learn a whole other piece of software. Oh I'm sorry, I mean 4 new pieces of software if you are going the Substance route), just to do a simple lighting effect on an image layer. Love those 20 step work around solutions. What a time saver! (note: if you can't sense the sarcasm here I don't know what to tell you.) I am fine with you taking them out. No really. It's just a major crappy move to make us have to use a much more complicated app suite for a simple task and then charge me an Adobe "Sorry, Not Sorry" tax of an additional $100 a month or $1200 a year. Opps, I'm Sorry. I mean $99.99 a month, $1199.88 a year. Thanks for the discount for paying annually Adobe. Again that is sarcasm.
Hey, now that I think about it, You know those simple 2D vector tools Photoshop has, and has had in it for years? Well let's get rid of those. I mean heck, we have Illustrator right? Let's force people to use that for a few simple vector tasks. Now those pesky people who only subscribe to the Photographer's bundle (is it even still an option they have on the site of just Photoshop and Lightroom? I just looked. I don’t think it is. Wow. Nice move Adobe. Add another tick to the not-so-cool column. Bravo… golf clap) will have to upgrade to the "FULL" creative cloud. Opps, did I say FULL? (insert an evil Adobe overlord laugh here).
I mean in my head I can hear the Powers that be and how this went...
…Exec 1, "How much should we charge for these new apps that aren't going to be part of the current All applications subscription?"
Exec 2, "How many applications are in it?"
Exec 1, "We can call it 4. But the catch is we are removing some stuff from our most popular piece of software Photoshop that will be in the new apps"
Exec 2, "How much do we charge for the FULL all aps suite now?"
Exec 1, "$960 a year for the 20+ creative apps now."
Exec 2, "You mean $959.88. Hmmm Nice. Let's say another $100 a month."
Exec 1, "You know that is more than our main all apps creative cloud subscription for these 4 apps right?"
Exec 2, "I know, but it's It's 3D!"
Exec 1, "So, $1200 a year for the new apps."
Exec 1, "No, no. That’s too much. Let's make it $99.99 a month. You know, so it's only $1199.88 a year."
Both, "Hahahahahhahahah."...
Adobe just keeps making it easier to start looking for alternatives and I've been using Photoshop since version 2.5. (Yep that long) I mean if Photoshop is going to get less usable, and the creative suite is not going to have the creative software to do a 2D/3D comp in it anyways why stick with an bloated/restrictive creative suite that either has way more than you need or not some of the critical pieces you do. Plus if I need to switch programs to do a simple task that I used to be able to do but can't now why not switch to a whole different echo system of applications. Gotta learn new software anyways it looks like, so why not just drop Adobe entirely. My guess is that they will remove Acrobat Pro from the “All” apps creative cloud next at some point, and you will need to subscribe to their business cloud with all new Acrobat, that is the old Acrobat just split up into 4 different apps and a couple new ones, or old ones re-named. I'm looking at you Indesign and some others. I mean they will come up with a really good sounding reason (for some). Just wait. I won't be surprised. lol
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