midorijin I've had trouble getting XBVR to work before, but if it ends up being the only option...
Rakly3 If this does work just as well--even if there's a worse interface--then this is mostly a messaging issue. I understand @Aesthetics concerns with having it be a "feature" of DeoVR while an HTTP deal would just take advantage of the browser functionalities. Effectively it would be changing a company-supported feature into a user-devised workaround which people can't exactly expect support for. A smart move if it's effectively equivalent, to be sure.
Also, a note on download vs. streaming statistics--are you able to measure usage of DeoVR to play downloaded content, or are you just measuring download traffic vs. streaming traffic. For a great many reasons the latter could be extremely misleading. The fact that one download equals every instance of streaming from one person. That many people are using DeoVR to stream videos and scripts from other providers (which I know doesn't seem to directly impact your bottom line, but it kinda functions as a loss leader; this is why I'm here, and my DLNA device contains only a small handful of scenes available on SLR vs. many that aren't). That a great many people start streaming, and even manage to stream for a certain period of time, before network performance dips and they switch to whatever videos are on their DLNA.
1 major question and 1 major suggestion
Question: Would script functionality still work with the HTML method? I assume so just based on how the various pieces interact, but this is basically a deal breaker for me and likely many others. I don't use the service without scripts, and if I have to choose between Oculus Linking to run Heresphere and SLR, well, I'll probably go with the one that works more consistently, and that's probably gonna be the Link for obvious reasons.
Suggestion: If you truly believe that the HTML method will be an effective replacement, this whole shitstorm can be quelled pretty quickly. SLR would really be well-advised to lead with this information before talking about removing DLNA again, and probably make some kind of larger, more detailed statement on the forums where it's been brought up (here, Reddit, and Eroscripts at least). The reaction should make it clear that, while this may seem an obvious alternative to folks who are well-versed in the streaming business, to 99% of your customers this announcement basically reads "You won't be able to use scripts anymore except through streaming SLR." I get that for liability reasons you can't give specific instructions/recommendations, but pointing people in a general direction would probably be enough. Something as simle as "For those who are concerned that they will no longer be able to enjoy SLR's content without DLNA, don't worry! Resourceful SLR users can tell you all about HTML servers on the forums!" Maybe with a link to whatever informative topic someone will inevitably write on the subject. We can go figure out how to make it work on our own, we just have to know there's something to search for in the first place.
Very much hopeful that this is more just a communications issue than a majorly anti-consumer move. SLR is a service I would like to stay subscribed to. I almost went lifetime last year but ran into issues with the processor saying the end date was a problem or something and gave up.
