There are still huge parts of US that have dogshit internet with data caps. Mine ranges anywhere between 14-20Mbps.
Downloading is the only way for some people to actually watch a whole scene at full quality and not have pauses every few seconds.
petergriff Not just the US
Does the download limit onyl count if you donwload the Video to your PC or does it also limit the Streaming Volume?
You would be better off bringing in daily limits of 5 or 10 downloads, not everybody wants to stream stuff, I mean I have full fibre but I'd prefer the original source file for the best quality on my Quest 3. There's a lot of people who can't even stream at a decent bit rate or quality due to still being stuck with copper connections and bandwidth limits and in the UK at least that's not going to change for another couple of years. VR/MR is still a niche product and these videos are even more niche due to said expense of the hardware and file sizes involved vs flat adult content. We also live in the environment where the general western world consumer does not have much monthly disposable income. I imagine a lot of first time subs come here to sample various studios output so if you make good first offer on signup they are more likely to stay subscribed than unsub after a month.
Personally i have awesome internet speeds but streaming above 4k is an issue on my headset, so i preview on headset and download the files i want to watch full resolution without issues.
Streaming is a problem even with good internet for me, downloads are full speed and without the framerate issue that DeoVR has.
At the end of the day everybody has to find what works best for them, but IMO downloading is the best resolution as not everybody has perfect internet speeeds to support 7/8k resolution, but that will come. just don't punish people who aren't there yet.
I’m no boffin 
, but that sounds like an internal wi-fi issue. If you’ve got a decent router and on 5Ghz band you should have no trouble streaming maximum resolution stuff.
Unless you’re still using a Go or something 
doublevr Here is my personal concern around this. I am currently on a monthly subscription. I can live with the current download limits, it would only be an issue if I had a hard drive crash and needed to replace everything.
Let's say new lower limits come in for the lifetime subscription. If I changed from my existing monthly subscription to a new lifetime subscription after the change, would my download limits be reduced?
Sometimes I look at the lifetime deal and consider making the change, but I wouldn't consider it if it meant my existing download limit was reduced. It would be really nice if existing customers kept their current limits when changing from one subscription type to another.
Appreciate this might add complexity to the idea, but it prevents existing customers from being fearful of losing what they have. And since this seems to be focused around new users, it shouldn't make much difference in download traffic impact for SLR.
Ior1yagami If I changed from my existing monthly subscription to a new lifetime subscription after the change, would my download limits be reduced?
Yes, that's what he said. The download limit for new lifetime members would be 15% less than the current limit.
Jeff777LUFC I’m no boffin
Unless you’re still using a Go or something
Yeah it's weird, i can stream 8k over wifi from my DNLA server without issues on my quest 2 but have issues streaming for some reason, but i'm fine with it
they have 4tb ssd drives for under 200bucks...probably wise to get one for back up
spanker 4tb ssd drives
Go 20 TB at least. Beat the inflation!
@doublevr, maybe you should consider regional subscriptions? Price coding for particular locations might help you find that sweet spot, provided you can discourage abuse by forcing the user to access SLR only through the country they register from (block proxies).
[deleted] If VPNs were banned I would cancel my subscription immediately without a second thought, I won't be the only one. Let's not plant horrendous seeds like that please lol
By the end of the day we all want a fair model in place everyone would be happy about.
Every exploitation has a price someone has to pay. Often times good users got affected because of some few bad assess.
doublevr Can you please explain what you mean by exploitation and who in your view are the good users and who are the few bad asses?
We are just looking for a more robust model to settle things. Annual and lifetime packages would be more rewarding for a user.
Monthly should be more of a trial.
Reduce the downloads by half for the monthly plan and keep the price at $19.99 for special occassions (Black Friday, Boxing Day, Veteran's Day, 4th of July, Valentines). That's how you'd be able to get the most money out of me. If the price goes higher I will, reluctantly, reactivate my account on POVR. However, I prefer the "organizational culture" of SLR 
