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Hi @ZombieRofl, Thanks for your feedback. It's not just an UI update (for macOS/Win and iPadOS). There's quite a few new tools/features in all apps, improvements to existing tools/features, a large

LondonSquirrel
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Well done indeed. I'm downloading the apps now. The Universal Licence should solve problems for some people. Also I'm glad that you still support Catalina - that could have been a show stopper fo

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Well done Serif ! Thanks to all for your hard work. The Universal License for so little money and all we get... it's unbeatable.  And yes, for some nothing will ever please them.

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Who said I did not do that. Trust me, I am not the only person that shares this opinion if you look at Reddit.

Nothing will be good enough for people.

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Well done Serif ! Thanks to all for your hard work.

The Universal License for so little money and all we get... it's unbeatable. 

And yes, for some nothing will ever please them.

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Im sorry but there is nothing BIG about this release. The new tools and features are certainly not a BIG release. Everyone is complaining about the lack of RTL support - yet you failed to address that. Still no UI customization. If this product has the intention of rivaling Adobe Illustrator - believe you guys still have a long way to go. There are too many bells and whistles that you call "features". 

Can one of your app designers download Illustrator, make a list of ALL their features and just add it in? 

Sorry but this is a BIG disappointment - Ill be holding onto my money for now.

 

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What makes “”BIG” for you? An Adobe Illustrator carbon copy for one single payment? By that way, I assume that you use the 100% of the capacilities that Ai provides.

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Woke up and immediately bought the Universal License sight unseen. Wasn't even a question. Y' know? Haven't even dug into the new features yet, but looking forward.

My only real complaint (so far) is the new online activation requirement. Just a terrible idea. One of the real appeals of v1 was that you could live in the middle of nowhere, have no internet connection at all, but still be able to reinstall & use your apps.

I get it. Online activation prevents the app from being used on multiple computers. I understand that.

However, no longer being to self-activate offline is a major bummer. There are still a LOT of people out there with spotty or no internet connection at all where online activation of any sort is not an option. And what of people whose computer just up and dies before they can deactivate?

Not judging the new apps. REALLY looking forward to playing with them in a moment. I am. Just seems like a step forward for Serif as a business, but a step backwards for Affinity users. Having a product key and the ability install, activate the apps in a 100% internet free environment was a real selling point. Now it's gone. One step closer to being Adobe now, I suppose.

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Rashaad Sallie

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What makes “”BIG” for you? An Adobe Illustrator carbon copy for one single payment? By that way, I assume that you use the 100% of the capacilities that Ai provides.

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It's not what makes BIG for me - Its what Affinity announced "BIG" - This was by no means Big in app standard launch. Really there is nothing "new" per se, and No I may not use 100% of Ai, I certainly use way more tools it has than AD has, 

It sounds to me you you are say "just be happy with what you got for the price you paid"

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Just now, Rashaad Sallie said:

It's not what makes BIG for me - Its what Affinity announced "BIG" - This was by no means Big in app standard launch. Really there is nothing "new" per se, and No I may not use 100% of Ai, I certainly use way more tools it has than AD has, 

It sounds to me you you are say "just be happy with what you got for the price you paid"

I’m a user of the Tools I need to use.

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The knife! The knife is in AD. It has been missing for so long.

A long time ago I wrote a rather churlish post about about Affinity, and the lack of a knife tool prompted me to do it. Sometimes you need a knife and nothing else will do. No workarounds are reasonable or simple compared to a knife. Now it is here! It's a catch up, definitely. But very useful.

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Personally looking forward to testing out the new software and upgrades. For me, graphics is just a hobby, but it might become a source of income in the near future. A door that has only opened to me because of Affinity and their one time purchase model. Clearly there are mixed feelings from the small sample size of those that posted so far, but I'm definitely in the camp that's excited. I see this as more than just a new version with some updated features... this is just the beginning of 2.0. And really the amount of upgrades they've given us today is on par with Serif's usual annual updates to their software, perhaps even a bit more. Remember there will be new updates and more tools to come down the road, all for free, no subscription! To buy the entire suite to be used on all platforms at one reduced price is phenomenal. Buying 2.0 is a no-brainer! I honestly wouldn't have bothered getting the licenses for my Ipad (I usually just use my laptop), but since it's included in the suite I'm going to definitely try it out. Thank you Serif for providing us updated tools to use and enjoy, can't wait to dig in!

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1 hour ago, Optische Ausrichtung said:

And, have they got the function now?

 

Yes and it is fab

 

 

My dad always told me, a bad workman always blames their tools….

Just waiting for Ronny Pickering…..

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May I join with thanking the development team for this release. After a quick play it seems that the long awaited for Footnotes feature has been added so I can start testing in anger. Even better deal now as I am expecting Father Xmas to deliver an iPad so I bought the full bundle. Keep well and continue the good work.

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cookepuss

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Like everybody else, I want to thank Serif for delivering v2 as promised, on time, and at a beyond reasonable price point. Thank you for not being Adobe. 😛 Still not happy with online activation/deactivation being a thing now, but I've already registered that gripe.

Having said that, I've been messing with v2 for about an hour now. Looking through the new features and such. Seems a bit odd that v2 is still missing...

1. Live symmetry in Designer. Being able to do this natively kinda seemed like a no-brainer for v2 since we're already able to hack a workaround using symbols
2. Simplify paths in Designer. How is this still not a thing? Haven't people been asking for this for at least 5 years now?
3. Timeline animation in Photo. Nobody's asking for onion skinning, auto-tweening, or anything complex. Nobody's asking for a specific Affinity animation package. That's beyond the scope of Photo. HOWEVER... Just being able to treat layers like frames and being able to scrub through them doesn't seem like an outrageous request. You make pixel artists very sad. Even Krita, which costs $0, can do this (and more).

TBH, I didn't have a huge list of "must have" features as we headed to v2. The Affinity apps were already pretty robust as-is. I also know that no upgrade can ever live up to the hype or personal expectations. Learned my lesson on that front ages ago. Accordingly, my bar for v2 was set pretty low.

I'm not disappointed. Just... surprised. The few gaps I did see in these programs seemed pretty basic enough to fill. Not wholly unreasonable. Pretty big oversights, imo. Long overdue too.

I'm sure that I'll find something to love about v2 soon. Fingers crossed. Seems like an understated release so far though.

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FWIW, Serif got my money no questions asked.I didn't even bother looking at the "what's new" list before plunking down my cash. And will continue to do that as long as they treat their customers as they currently do - with respect, honesty, and an open mind/ear. Also happy to support non-Adobe options too. That alone is worth my $100.

So... Keep up the good work, Serif. Just deliver more of those simple creature comforts like the ones I mentioned above. Those are WAY more valuable in the long term than the big hype marquee features.

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Good job on v2! Very happy with the shape builder and warp in designer, and universal license pricing. Would like to see a Python API and symmetry tool / tiled artboard at some point in the v2 lifecycle, which would be very handy for making patterns or seamless game textures. Overall though, lack of shape builder and warp were my only major complaints left, so I’m very happy with this release.

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