Thogapotomus This is not about SLR features or them being innovative. This is about SLR using AV1 as an excuse to try and weazel out of their contractual obligation to allow downloads while hoping they won't get sued because it's a porn site.
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fenderwq Exactly this, the AV1 Codec excuse was the first step in their road map.
Next step is using this paywall as new excuse to turn the site into a streaming only service. Wait for it and mark my words. That's their end game if you guys still not convinced.
Next year or so, they will say that the PPV feature is not usable by most and it's now a burden and costly for us to keep regardless of truth, and so on and so on to all the other features (traps) that used as a reason for many of us to subscribe until it's a a streaming only site. You'll own nothing and be happy style.
And it will work for them for a while then it's game over, why, because of competition and alternatives that didn't follow suit which will attract the likes of my mentality, since we want to own what we pay for and enjoy it as long as possible and no one on earth can change that for us.
I already found a more suitable place for me and my FREE mentality. Thankfully, I'll not deal with this nonsense anymore. Only 2 months of patience and I'm good to go. And I always put my money where my mouth is.
Funny enough, before this decision, I was thinking of a lifetime subscription. Lucky I didn't pull the trigger, and thankfully I'm now fully aware and SURE where this site is going unfortunately. Even if they reverse this decision, I can't trust nor invest in it anymore.
VRXVR Funny enough, before this decision, I was thinking of a lifetime subscription.
Last time I had to renew my subscription, lifetime was at $299 which is what I had paid for my first 13 months and hence seemed like hell of a deal. But I decided against it since I thought supporting the content I like with yearly payments is the more sustainable deal in the long run for both sides. But now, quite the opposite of you, I think time's ripe to go all in and be done once and for all with the financial support.
Contractual obligations... Can you show me what contract you signed and where it talks about download provisions? I mean, how much money have you got wrapped up in this to make you so annoyed? If you're a lifetimer then I get the pain, but it's not illegal. And even so, a lifetime sub is pocket change for someone who has the means for a high end pc, vr equipment and any of these scripted sex toy setups.
Plus, of course they want to move to streaming only. Surely you guys who frequent this forum should have realized that long long ago. And why wouldn't they? Hosting multiple download files plus all the original ones has to add up. Streaming is just better for the vast majority of users.
It's worth noting that you can still sub to all the individual sites that you get included in your membership here. Their websites have their original files available for download. But even if you only want two different sites, you're gonna pay more than for jusr SLR.
The image of someone hitting up a lawyer over porn downloads is hilarious ha. But if there was some contract and you had thousands invested then sure. But when they ask you for damages and you say, $100 a year (or $300 for a lifetime sub) you're gonna look insane.
Yes, this sucks for those invested in HBR downloads on SLR. No, it's not illegal to remove them to better their business. No, SLR doesn't care that 100 users out of thousands are gonna be sad.
I know I'd prefer them to spend resources on new features than hosting petabytes of data that most users will never even realize is there. Or care, for that matter.
SchnuppiLilac Yes, maybe because both of us have different usage scenarios. I think you're mostly or only stream if I recall correctly. For me, it's all about download the highest quality possible and enjoy its clarity on my PC.
But what's distance me apart from most folks here is I truly have very high standards, for example:
1- Pure VR only: I don't care at all about PT Videos or the newly introduced "Immersive Flat" videos or the future yet to come "Volumetric" because as of writing, pure VR is still the most mature, high quality, diverse and cohesive format compared to all the others I mentioned. So, I don't download them nor stream them at all.
2- Naturally beautiful girls only: The cast should be without tattoos, fake boobs, underweight, overweight or strong and obvious tan lines...etc.... Otherwise, I'll feel... "uncomfortable" to say it respectfully.
3- Professionally made only: The video should be free from any technical issues or human-error related issues, otherwise it's worthless for me. This is why I stream them first, if they are ok, then I download.
4- Original high bitrate videos only: With HEVC encoding and with minimum resolution of 5760x2880. I don't care or download any other codecs or any lower resolutions because they are pure garbage in terms of visual quality or can't play smoothly, so they are worthless regardless of the cast and theme.
You can see how much "narrow" my download options are.
My first year here (2022) I downloaded a lot of SLR Original old scenes to be honest because of the beauty of the girls and overall themes, this continued till mid 2023 but with much way lower downloads because of the degradation of the cast and content and technical issues and human-error present in the videos.
But I still had faith the content will get better for SLR and other Studios, so I renewed my subscription for the second year to 2024 which was even worse in terms of contents, I spent mostly streaming some scenes that I liked despite the undesirable cast.
Then, because of some new studios like "VRSUN" with their high quality professionally made scenes and their stunning girls I renewed my subscription for the third year to 2025 just because of that alone, because it's renewed my faith.
This is why I thought of a lifetime subscription this year, because of both the new attractive price and how rarely I am downloading now.
And here we are in my final year of 2025 and things even worse than already is in terms of cast and content, adding to that I have to pay for my now rarely download content in order to play them in a high acceptable quality, it's over for me, there's zero reason to renew my subscription.
I have an 8TB Storage dedicated to pure VR Porn only, do you know how much is used in these three years as of writing, only 3.5TB and this number didn't change for months now. Just as indicator to how much worse the content is now.
Sorry for the long post, but otherwise you'll not get the picture.
Best Regards.
Thogapotomus Hosting multiple download files plus all the original ones has to add up.
Thogapotomus I know I'd prefer them to spend resources on new features than hosting petabytes of data that most users will never even realize is there. Or care, for that matter.
The download files are the same files that are used for streaming and the high bitrate files are the master files that SLR will keep hosting anyway. None of those files are going anywhere.
If hosting costs were actually a problem SLR would be deleting the mountain of unwatchable, barely viewed videos they host that were produced by clueless creators. They also would not be adding a bunch of 2D videos that no one is going to watch.
It's a real shame to have this format removed because VR requires very high-quality videos to see the details, and when it comes to porn, that's essential. No one wants to see blurry things or compression artifacts. I have eyes to see, and hopefully in the best way possible. Also, the RTX 5000 allows you to decode 12K videos now, and this resolution will require larger files. The porn industry is still a pioneer in this field and maybe SLR will miss the mark by trying to save money on this.
However, I don't understand if this format has completely disappeared or if we have to be robbed and pay more?
Thogapotomus 1- We are talking about porn here, you can watch it legally for free nowadays. What brought us here is the high quality VR Porn format that deserved to be subscribed for regardless of our financial status if it has reasonable price.
2- SLR could have saved thousands of terabytes by keeping only 2 types of files, the first is the Original high bitrate files and the second is the highest resolution files that's Re-encoded from the Original high bitrate files which also used for streaming BTW and get rid of all other file options in 4K and 6K ...etc...
Everyone have at least Quest 2 and everyone have more than enough internet bandwidth to handle resolutions like 8K @60FPS with 30mbps bitrate cap, so there's no any need for them, yet they still keep them for whatever reasons. You ignored all of these facts and just jumped on the HBR files throat.
They also can get rid of useless video formats like "Immersive flat" that almost no one cares about on a VR dedicated website.
It's Sex Like Real (Virtual Reality) NOT Smartphone Like Real (Flat with depth only, that's barely noticeable on Smartphone screens).
And BTW, Almost ALL Film Studios in general and Porn Studios in particular keep their Originals, that's a known fact since the dawn of filmmaking. Why? To use them for special editions, compilations and remasters to name few, just like what SLR is doing now.
So by your logic, will never get any of these old gold films in glorious 4K and 8K nowadays and will never get any SLR AV1 Remasters from SLR's old superior contents. So revealing them to subscribers to download will cost them nothing, they're already there and they're ESSENTIAL for them to keep as long as possible.
3- Like most of the hosting VR Porn sites like SLR, which we can choose from. I already found one with almost the same contents and the same subscription price, but without the restrictions and the headache.
4- We're not talking about the "legality" of the action/ decision, but more about the "deceiving" factor of it for those whom subscribed because of the HBR files.
5- What new "features" you talk about beside the "stream only" fate of this website? Please enlighten us. Most of the things they mentioned are either immature low quality tech/ video format or stuff that most of us don't care about if you read many threads on this forum.
6- You seem not to care about many things here if they are taking a way, I really want to see your tone when one of your "precious new features" will be taking away after you got used to it because of some random nonsense reason SLR will come up with in the future.
7- And no, I'm not seeing things from my prospective only. I never even criticize the addition of "Immersive Flat" videos and other questionable stuff before the decision of PPV. It's their business after all.
I started criticizing because of the only reason we subscribed for is taking away from us, yet SLR prioritizing other wasting resources stuff most of us don't care about.
Bad april fools joke this?
TimedDemo 100%correct
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Thogapotomus It's clearly stated when you sign up. No, you don't physically sign anything when buying a subscription, but signing up with those terms does carry legal weight. That said, of course taking legal action over a lifetime subscription isn't practical and that is just being exploited here. Still, there are ways to resolve issues like this without taking them to court.
As others have mentioned, hosting isn't the real issue, AV1 support is coming regardless, and there are likely plenty of underused lower res formats already. SLR has also already greatly reduced the number of downloads included, so there is no abuse factor anymore either. Besides if their claim is true, that barely anyone downloads anymore, then this shouldn't even be a concern.
The truth is, none of that is what is actually at play. This is about SLR wanting to turn the platform into a walled garden and charging absurd prices for downloads that users have technically already paid for through their subscription.
Yeah, it may very well be true the costs for hosting all the formats isn't an excessive burden and that they still need to be stored regardless of download availability.
VRXVR 4- We're not talking about the "legality" of the action/ decision, but more about the "deceiving" factor of it for those whom subscribed because of the HBR files.
Agreed, it does suck. But @fenderwq just mentioned SLR hoping no one would sue them, which is a bit of a stretch and why I responded to it.
VRXVR 5- What new "features" you talk about beside the "stream only" fate of this website? Please enlighten us. Most of the things they mentioned are either immature low quality tech/ video format or stuff that most of us don't care about if you read many threads on this forum.
The ones I mentioned. AI passthrough and guassian splatting. Plus I think the drive feature is actually really cool even if I doubt I'll pay for it. Have you seen what VR porn looked like 8 years ago? It was literally immature low quality tech. But things get better. They just have to start somewhere.
VRXVR 6- You seem not to care about many things here if they are taking a way,
I care, in general, about removal of features, but you're right that it doesn't affect me. Nor does it affect most users, apparently. They aren't going to reverse the decision unless it hurts the company somehow though, and it doesn't seem likely to be the case.
VRXVR I really want to see your tone when one of your "precious new features" will be taking away after you got used to it
So sinister sounding lol. I can't imagine what I'd be so attached to honestly, but I get your frustration.
fenderwq This is about SLR wanting to turn the platform into a walled garden
This seems accurate. But well, when you have the nicest garden... SLR certainly wouldn't be the only company to do so. As of now though, no other site even has their own video player. The ability to just load up DeoVR and easily consume the content is second to none at this point. The ability to click a video and to easily be able to scan the entire timeline to see the content preview is a godsend and has saved me an untold number of hours. I'd probably use SLR just for that alone.
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You guys are losing perspective.
SLR is constantly evolving in tech and logic. We are iteratively changing the packages and economy. Not the first time. You keep your 8K downloads that are also used for streaming. "Original" aka download version is being moved to PPV. You get it AV1 and AI script where available along with unlimited downloads. That's the sprit of change. It perfectly coincides with AV1 mastering and transcoding which is a great upgrade to the platform. Along with all the other things down the list.
I'd wish there would be a way to keep things as they are, but we are changing in the name of progress. It's been said enough. Let's move on to other more productive discussions.
I would have to close the topic as it gets totally off.
Thogapotomus I understand you now, thanks for the clarification and all the best.
doublevr I would have to close the topic as it gets totally off.
I mean, what did you expect? It's porn. You pull out, the girls among us will go all oh fuck put it back in
Thogapotomus As of now though, no other site even has their own video player.
You are completely wrong on that.
VRBangers/VRConk/VRPorn/Dezyred has Play'a
BaDoinkVR/VRCosplayX/18VR has Prism
WankzVR/MilfVR/POVR has StartVR
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doublevr Can premium include a limited number of "Original" quality downloads? e.g. 1 or 2 a month
Hairsational that's the plan 
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Oh wow. Last time I checked the Badoink channels they didn't have anything. Now I'll have to check them out. I really like the variety of studios SLR has but I might try a month or something at those others just to see what's up.
Appreciate the info!