Geez what universe do you live in?? No incentive?? Tell me one platform that has more incentives than MW, I will hold the phone. Yall complaining about free stuff that MW hands out!
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you forget, we also hand out free stuff to users.
Using out own time, filament and effort to make something interesting.
Why should we upload it here, and not thingiverse ?
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I’ll let you in on a secret. This is how most 3D printer related repositories operated in the last 15 years. They weren’t driven by greed, they were driven by having fun designing, sharing the work with the community.
Makerworld is still giving out a sh.it ton of money for everyone uploading models that other platform don’t. The amount of people (luckily still just a loud minority) getting upset about it, saying “makerworld is ruining me”, “i’m leaving”, “makerworld is doomed” and whatnot at the slightest change is unfathomable. No one signed a contract requiring MW to give out a steady income, no one is forced to rely on MW to make a living and pay rent. It is still a Beta after all.
Look at MW vs Printables.
You get 10k Downloads on each Platform.
MW: Here’s enough to by 2 printers and spare parts
Printables: Here’s one Roll of Filament
Not to talk bad about printables but it’s just no comparison.
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Thingiverse hands out better incentives than MW, is that what you are saying?
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i think this is overexaggerating … i understand your frustration as I see you have great success on printables with the same models.
What people seems to not see … is the makerworld “market” is not exactly the same as on printables.
People on printables are way more technical and ready to diy, they don’t appreciate that much stupid simple and funny designs. On makerworld people want simple and easy models.
I’m not saying that everybody is like that … .but in general i see it like that.
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That’s your choice. No one is forcing you.
Why not both? See how different the rewards are. Oh forgot, Thingiverse doesn’t have any.
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Welp, I guess my little print is done. I am not a designer, not even close. Made one simple print that I personally use and hoped it would get enough points over time to earn a spool. I get I’m not going to get a lot, and expected that. However it has earned about 100pts with only one rating.
If this cuts down what you guys are making it’ll end mine, May just take it down, Only a action figure stand anyway.
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im only saying, why choose to upload your well thought out tested models to MW over some other 3D model website.
As a user, you are right. But the designers give theirs Stuff for free to MakerWorld! Nothing less. Without our work the platform would be empty. Of course, it is a benefit on both sides.
But as said, currently there is only a very small user-base on MW. So I have more reach and reward on the other platforms. And not only talking for myself, if other designers don’t start to come to MW it makes no sense too. Because currently, if you search for something specific, you need to take the other platforms into account in your research, because here are way less models. And if this is not growing, new users will notice this and mainly use the other platforms too.
So such incentives ensure the growth, some kind of reward for our works, etc. You seeing it t one-dimensional …
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There is no exclusivity. You can upload it wherever you want.
i guess credits are no incentive for you.
Still Tenfold compared to other platforms
Yes, exactly like every other repository that offers to upload models for free.
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They are. But they cutting it hard here. Dropping the basic rewards mostly and even if all users will get boosts in future … how many do you think will use them? And how many will remember it in time? And how many will remember what they printed some weeks ago? They will boost new models. I really don’t see an upside of the new system, I’m sorry.
Maybe for you, I can only speak for myself.
But I get reach! Yes, there is no incentive on Thingiverse. But the amount of communication, orders, etc. on this platform is WAY above. If MW would be this big they could (and probably will) drop the full incentive. But they aren’t right now.
It’s not my plan to rant here. But I’m really concerned about the way this goes. I like Bambu and MW and hope for success. But I don’t see it in this case. And I’m also concerned about the wordings in the Blog post and what might come very soon.
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Yes i cant upload wherever i want.
But why did BL make MW? when there’s so many other places ?
Why give point rewards to start with ?
Why did they make a Bedslinger?
Why did they make a Slicer Fork?
Why did they make an App?
To cover the whole spectrum, every niche - to build an ecosystem.
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exactly, agreed.
but how would they attract those designers now ?
when they are still so young.
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The same way as before. They still earn money essentially.
The way they go about it, they get caught up in their points system no matter what they do. The main effect of the system is to promote designers who have the resources to develop appealing models and then present the models in an attractive way (beautiful presentation in the shop window). These designers are also rewarded, because this is where the boost comes into play.
This mainly affects influencers and designers who have the necessary software for this, such as AutoCad and similar, which cost quite a bit of money per year. They either work for a company and take the software home with them (this used to be the case) or they earn so much money that they can afford a licence of around €1000 per year. Perhaps they also have the time to pursue their hobby at work. The software makes it easier to create the models, simulates them on images so photorealistically that it is a feast for the eyes and possibly spits out corresponding overview drawings with dimensions etc. straight away. Combine this with social media accounts that you know how to maintain.
essentially yes.
but what makes you do an effort, and not just upload som quick random thing ?
I guess fraudulent activities on boosts are easier to detect than on DL. That’s a good thing ^^
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Because putting in effort may result in a higher credit earning vs uploading something no one wants or is overall a bad model. I personally put in an effort regardless of getting credits or not because that’s what’s important to me - Designing and Printing.
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this update has nerfed me completly, i dont get many downloads 30 ish a day even though ive over 200 keychains, i know market is flooded but the few points i did get made it so i could resupply filament etc
i dont download many models as my printer is always in use on beta keychains etc and know doubt ill be bottom of list with boosts even though all my models receave 5 stars etc
https://makerworld.com/en/@dominator334
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