Less than 10% of SLR users download 1 file or more

ShlongConnery

Sounds like a good reason to optimize bitrate and allow max quality streaming

usignup35

I download a lot, let's not change it please.

ajaxmatt2

I would not subscribe if streaming only.

Danronald

I’ve downloaded a few of my favorites as I sometimes bring my Quest 3 on business trips and the hotel internet can be sketchy.

Is there another reason to download? The resolution doesn’t seem to be any better but maybe my settings are wrong.

alphaRonaldo

Would make sense if this metioned the percentages before and after removal of high bitrate scene downloads.

doublevr

alphaRonaldo no difference

mixbets78

Who wants to download a 17mb bitrate crappy out of focus file that you provide now for your SLR originals? Not me. The least you could do for your subscribers was giving us a decent bitrate... I joined this site because of the high quality videos you had. Now I dont see any of that.

Even the streaming quality is crap with extreme lag because of your deovr app. Where is the new app?

You said you were going to improve streaming quality... Dont see none of that.

And what happen to SLR Drive? Dont see any news of that either.

zzyhorde

If you make the original/HBR files available for streaming, I would also not use the download option anymore. Until then, I need the download option.

ZENRA

Users who post on forums like this are the 'power users' (usually). It's extremely important to hear their thoughts because even though they may per data at least be a vocal minority, they are often the vanguards of the more quiet masses. Nevertheless, that even with VR most users just want to watch something and not worry about downloading, saving to a specific esoteric folder buried among system files so a spouse may not find out, taking the time to carefully navigate there, accidentally picking out the wrong movie and thus starting over is a safe assumption that seems to reflect the observation @doublevr made.

phyuggene

10% is still a lot of users

phiber

So of those ~10% who download videos, what's the average number of downloaded videos per month? Or even more granular, what's the cut-off point for being in the top 5%, top 1%, 0.1% etc.? Would be interesting to know if there's generally just a big dichotomy between a large minority who don't download at all and a small but not insignificant group who download a lot or if there's big differences within the downloader group

SchnuppiLilac

phiber Look for the data insights thread, it contains some numbers from about a year ago. According to this, there are only around 5% of users downloading more than 25 videos per month (limit at that time was 150 per month).

alslover

With SLR, having a lifetime account and a good conection meens I never download, just stream via DEOVR on Q3 as it's convenant (as long as no server issue), don't need to fuss over files for device scripts ect just click and it works. With other services I download, but with SLR it's simple, works and plenty of new content, and with videos that you like just save to playlists for when you want to rewatch, only thing I don't like with DEOVR player is resetting posstion if you are laying back in bed, it always seems to go at an odd angle.

phiber

SchnuppiLilac I think "only" is the wrong word here, since that would mean about half of the group which downloads things at all actually download a lot, meaning that the removal of downloads (which this post clearly wants to justify) would actually majorly affect a sizable group of subscribers

vrpicasso

If you only stream:

You get lower bitrates, lower image quality and more buffering
You lose access to hundreds of videos as studios leave or licenses expire or scenes are pulled because someone said a bad word or took a sip of alcohol
You have to use DEO instead of the (still) vastly superior Heresphere
You may get memory errors which require a hardware reboot
You don't have easy immediate access to scenes not on SLR
If SLR disappears or you stop subscribing or porn is legislated into oblivion, you are left with nothing

"You will own nothing and be happy"

thatoculusdude

vrpicasso "You will own nothing and be happy"

😂 posted my comment and yours popped up saying the same!

Silly-Sausage

Sometimes i feel like i'm on another level to my fellow man.... seriously guys this is just a post to manipulate the minds of the naive in preparation to what they intend to implement or should i say remove... duh !

Plant the seed...drip... drip...drip... !

thatoculusdude

I'm one them! And a lifetime sub (SLR, VRB+ARPorn, WankzVR+POVR) so technically I shouldn't bother. But I download because:

I hate pixelated blocks, artifacts, and crushed blacks/dark colors (common with streaming even at highest quality).
I enjoy Heresphere more than Deo TBH (only drawback is it still uses the old Handy API that requires uploading the script, but meh).
My motto is "fuck the WEF and the EU" so I'LL OWN THINGS AND BE HAPPY. I fucking hate this new trend of "pay us for a license to barely watch or use the thing".
Preservation. Too many productions are being censored years after the original release. So it's either legally paying and downloading a copy for personal use, or feeding the piracy machine 🤷

Vrsumo2017

I’m not against downloads — let me be clear on that. But personally, I don’t prefer them.

For me, having a download option can backfire. I get trigger happy and start downloading too much, and that just doesn’t work for how I consume content. Streaming only is the best fit for me — it keeps things simple and under control.

That’s why I’d really love to see VR sites offer a streaming-only subscription as an option, right alongside their usual "stream + download" packages.

Actually, a nice middle ground would be:

A streaming-only plan,

Or a plan with streaming plus a small download limit — like 5 downloads a month.

But unlimited downloads? Honestly, that gives me anxiety. It's just not for me.

Also, shoutout to DeoVR — the way it streams is impressive. You can skip forward and it barely buffers. It feels almost like watching a local file.

Back in the day, you had to download because streaming was too slow — skipping ahead would take 30 seconds or more. But now? DeoVR’s streaming performance has come a long way, and it makes streaming a smooth experience. 👍😌

usignup35

Vrsumo2017 Ok so 2 things
"That’s why I’d really love to see VR sites offer a streaming-only subscription as an option, right alongside their usual stream + download" packages."

Right now, u can download but don't have to, so why limit your options?
Are u meaning for them to offer a stream-only sub at a cheaper price than the $35 or whatever script+stream sub is?

"Or a plan with streaming plus a small download limit — like 5 downloads a month."

NOPE!! Let's not mess with the download limit in any way that further limits it. 10 awesome scenes come to SLR but I can only download 5, no thanks.

"But unlimited downloads? Honestly, that gives me anxiety. It's just not for me."
That is a reasonable experience for u. We have the same download options & at the same price tag, but we value downloading differently, so I get why you'd suggest different sub-options. I'm just trying to say they should add sub options if anything & not change the download limit to anything lesser than it is currently...& not mess with the current pricing as well.

Vrsumo2017

usignup35 Are u meaning for them to offer a stream-only sub at a cheaper price than the $35 or whatever

Basically, yes...if I don't want the downloads + package I can choose stream only for less and it's less stressful for me because I'm not trying to download the whole website just because downloads available.

Lol, I'm probably one of the subjects that downloaded the whole catalog in a month and at that point they thought "download limits" lol 😆

Vrb, was unlimited then it was like 10 a day, sum sites really ment unlimited downloads, I couldn't believe it! Like wth, 9.99 or 14.99 a month unlimited downloads? 🤯 practically giving away futuristic porn for free. Vrhush was 5.99 then, was pretty cheap to have virtual sex with many hotties!

I use to spend that or more on DVDs with like 10 scenes.

usignup35

Also, most Eroscript scripts are with the SLR version of the video in mind, so downloads are a must at a high volume. At least for me that is.

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