Im not sure if i like that. https://magazine.artstation.com/2021/04/artstation-is-joining-the-epic-games-family/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=toprow&utm_campaign=1949-artstation-is-joining-the-epic-games-family
Probably not what is going on. Artstation is a very promising social platform combining not only the social media / portfolio aspect, but also having a solid foundation for a online marketplace solution. My bet is they will expand on that in the future.
I don't think there's a misunderstanding at all. I'm just saying even if people were to leave Artstation in droves for some reason - they're not going to go back to browsing isolated little pages again but rather move to the next best alternative platform. Discoverability seems to be on another level with these hubs or…
I agree with you. I am fond of Epic, Unreal Engine is an amazing tool and Epic also pushes many technical limits. Still, I personally dont like this development. To me Artstation was a unique social platform that really stand out for me because of there innovative way to share art in a professional environment. Same…
When Adobe bought Allegorithmic, I was pretty upset. I'm kinda pro Epic though, they've innovated and done so much for game production, as well as animation. A ton of their tools are free to use. If anybody was going to buy ArtStation, I'm kind of glad it was them. The main worry I have is them using AS to promote UE. It…
Desperate? No way. Epic has funds and they use it wisely. Its promotion. Just like they are giving away games like GTA V and many more since the release of the epic games store. They throw money out, but in return they have a constantly growing user base.Same strategy applíes to Artstation. They also lowered the store…
You'd have to retrain people to look outside Artstation though. Does anybody even bother anymore? :) Anyway, with the new owners, why not clean up the popup-mania over there a bit? Annoys me so much when following a link to AS only to be greeted by some promotion or whatever popup. Half the time I just insta-close the tab…