tomkuklik

You have no case to rest... First of all Lightroom is NOT a DAM, it is RAW Converter/Developer (with built in DAM functionality, just like C1P) and it is a wildly popular application.  Adobe Camera Raw is shared by both PS and LR and it is what makes round tripping between the two application far superior to AP and other Raw Converters.
Neither LR nor C1P would not be usable without the DAM functionality.
I would be happy with a Studio Link DAM for graphic assets used by all of the affinity apps (I have not changed my position on that subject).  Affinity's DAM "Affinity Asset" would be a welcome addition to the Affinity family of apps.  I personally have several hundred thousand photographic images and untold numbers of graphic elements, my collection(s) are not large by any stretch.
There is no way to manage that many photos without a DAM, the same is true of graphics elements.  There are a number of 3rd party DAMs for graphics elements that don't play well with Affinity's tools.  If Serif wants the Affinity apps to be truly usable by pros, then a full featured DAM is the price of entry.
Now if you want to carry this discussion one step further Serif also desperately needs to create a tool to effectively manage: brushes, macros, styles, overlays, presets, etc.  Basically a DAM for all of the affinity add-ins...
The suite needs to include:
Affinity Photo (paid) Affinity Designer (paid) Affinity Publisher (paid) Affinity Develop (paid) (Better yet partner with Capture One, so the raw converter is the same and skip this app altogether) Affinity Asset (paid) (for photographic and graphic assets) Affinity Add-In Manager (free) I suspect we are in violent agreement...

It is not entirely fair from your company to not give your customers information on whether you are preparing a program that will replace the lightroom. I supported your company by purchasing all AP and AF and Publisher licenses for both PC and Ipad. Although I only use vector occasionally. All these programs are amazing and I really appreciate the work you have done. In my work, however, I can not do without Adobe Lightroom. Please tell us your intentions if you are preparing something like this. Apparently I'm not the only one who can't sleep.

It is not entirely fair from your company to not give your customers information on whether you are preparing a program that will replace the lightroom. I supported your company by purchasing all AP and AF and Publisher licenses for both PC and Ipad. Although I only use vector occasionally. All these programs are amazing and I really appreciate the work you have done. In my work, however, I can not do without Adobe Lightroom. Please tell us your intentions if you are preparing something like this. Apparently I'm not the only one who can't sleep.

It is not entirely fair from your company to not give your customers information on whether you are preparing a program that will replace the lightroom. I supported your company by purchasing all AP and AF and Publisher licenses for both PC and Ipad. Although I only use vector occasionally. All these programs are amazing and I really appreciate the work you have done. In my work, however, I can not do without Adobe Lightroom. Please tell us your intentions if you are preparing something like this. Apparently I'm not the only one who can't sleep.

It should be possible to us an external drive as a ‘workingdisc’ with iPADOS13 for import/export photos.
Is their a plan to incorparate this in a future build?

Composing using  Affinity Photo and the nice Chroma Supply Abstract Paint Bundle

After looking at the YouTube video on Affinity Revolution, I tried to edit a photo like this:

After looking at the YouTube video on Affinity Revolution, I tried to edit a photo like this:

Thank you for the warning. Halo effect probably originated during sharpening.
I've got to be careful.