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Objectively this seems kind of bonkers.

Sign up for a lifetime membership with unlimited downloads, then it's lowered once, and then lowered again and then again. Ok, that's unfortunate but it happens with other businesses it's not totally unheard of.
However, this you'll have different limits if you do this, or that and also do this -- but we won't enumerate or codify these changes but trust us just keep jumping through extra hoops. These are not free memberships, lots of people are paying for a service not for some obfuscated scavenger hunt after the fact contract. I understand it's still in development and I am giving the benefit of the doubt because there has been openness about changes. It concerns me that the membership changes if we do A, B, C. What happens in another 6 months do we have an additional V, X, Y, Z hoops to jump.

doublevr changed the title to Downloads plan revamp .

doublevr I currently have an active annual sub and have been a subscriber for years. I live in a small rural town with slow internet (25 mbps) so streaming 8K videos is not an option for me. I have watched SLR slowly restrict downloads and it is concerning.

doublevr I think we should be updating our plans with 30 downloads a month (approximate value) with regular pricing, annuals and lifetimes 40 and 45 respectfully.

Does this mean my annual sub will go from 150 downloads per month to only 40? For the same price?

        doublevr Loayl users

        Are these "loyal users" as you defined above being a user who regularly uses streaming in the app, and/or have connected sex toy? Or are you going to extend that definition to include lifetime membership?

            maxsavage membership length comes ranking high in the SLR Miles High Club (coming soon) opening up high downloads and other stuff.

            There will be an option to get extra downloads monthly for streaming >10 min in the app, watching PT. Sex toy users will also enjoy bigger limits.

                erniescar69 it's our top priority to serve users with history. If that's your case download limits shouldn't bother you much 👍️
                We know to treat people right.

                    doublevr There will be an option to get extra downloads monthly for streaming >10 min in the app, watching PT. Sex toy users will also enjoy bigger limits.

                    Thanks for the quick reply! However, you didn't really answer my question.

                    As I stated streaming is not an option for me due to slow speeds from my ISP. I don't use DeoVR nor do I have it installed on my PC and I don't use sextoys like the handy either. So i guess those "extra DL bonuses" won't apply to me either.

                    "it's our top priority to serve users with history. If that's your case download limits shouldn't bother you much 👍️
                    We know to treat people right."

                    So...will my downloads go from 150 per month down to 40 for the same annual price?

                    When will these changes be implemented? My sub is up for renewal in about 5 weeks and if downloads are reduced by almost 75% for the same price then I seriously doubt I would renew.

                    If SLR goes through with this that is some serious shrinkflation.

                      Streaming rarely works well for me. It's glitchy and quality almost always suffers.

                      I may have missed this, but is anyone talking about just eliminating the 'full resolution' versions? Some of these files are over 80GB. So if bandwidth is a problem, start there.

                        jdogfunk100 I may have missed this, but is anyone talking about just eliminating the 'full resolution' versions? Some of these files are over 80GB. So if bandwidth is a problem, start there.

                        I don't think bandwidth is the problem. This is their way of trying to deter piracy and folks from hit and runs so to speak. As in signing up for a monthly sub once or twice per year, downloading everything they can and leaving. I can understand SLR's reasoning, I just hope this doesn't also screw over honest subscribers like me who are limited to downloading only.

                        When VRB completely removed the option to download I was pretty sure changes would be coming here as well so this announcement did not surprise me. What is surprising to me though is the extent of the new restrictions, a 75% reduction in downloads is pretty severe imho.

                          doublevr

                          Hello,

                          Did you read my last post in this topic? I didn't see any replies from you. What do you think about my suggestions? I give it, free of royalties 😃

                          Why do you insist to give more downloads to users that use some features (10m streaming, PT, sex toys) completely unrelated to the problem you try to fix ? Why don't you just KISS (keep it simple stupid) like I propose?

                              slrp007 Why do you insist to give more downloads to users that use some features (10m streaming, PT, sex toys) completely unrelated to the problem you try to fix ?

                              This is a good question and I would like to know why too.

                                slrp007 it's all in this thread

                                We give options, it's up to users to decide

                                  doublevr Can you please clarify how many monthly downloads I will be allowed should I choose to renew my annual subscription? Will my downloads drop from the current 150 down to 40 per month? Thanks!

                                    Hey @doublevr! Will these new limits apply to vids we upload to SLR Drive as well? Or just the regular public releases?

                                    Thanks!

                                      The download restrictions make sense in terms of bandwidth and consumption.

                                      I've purchased years of SLR subs and lifetime scripts, yet I can only download 3+3 monthly scripts. Trying to get more people streaming makes sense, but how is lifetime scripts only worth 3+3 script downloads?

                                        mieldesalazar1987 I don't think we can provide more scripts downloads outside of pay per script option.

                                        With SLR Miles High Club loyal customers should be getting extra.

                                          Thank you for your communication on this. I'm probably one of the people you don't like as I signed up a few months ago and have downloaded pretty heavily since then. I am downloading because I signed up after getting an Apple Vision Pro and have to use that device. Downloading is really the only good user experience right now. I know you guys have been working on a WebXR solution, but it just isn't great yet, and no DeoVR app available either.

                                          I really hope you guys keep working on getting SLR to be usable on a Vision Pro since frankly, I don't want to download the videos either. But here we are.