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Looks like DA's implementing a feature that allows artists to charge users for file downloads.

Not sure how I feel about this. I guess I'll have to see how it ends up being used in practice before I can decide.
Starving artists gotta eat, and I guess this could be pretty profitable for some of the very popular ones.

I could understand selling stuff like large collections of webcomics or high quality art, sure. But besides that, is there much content on this site worth paying for? Is DA's demographic even the type to start spending money?

*shrugs*

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:iconhasikon:
we think it will be a bad idea to add premium that you will need to pay to get we think the game should stay like all the others
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:iconferrertriple0:
~FerrerTriple0 Jan 23, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
game?
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:iconhasikon:
epic battle fantasy 4
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:iconzralf:
a signifficantly better method would be a simple tip jar, paypal related.
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:iconbeingchivalrous:
May I ask that you put it on steam rather than deviantart? Because Steam money is easier to get due to the new "Buy Steam money at gamestop" thing.
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:iconkupo707:
Why would I put it on DA?
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:iconbeingchivalrous:
Ok,I misread something somewhere. Sorry.
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:iconbeingchivalrous:
Not that my opinion will change anything, but I just wanted to remind you of a small fact.
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:iconfreezepl:
No way. People start downloading low-res instead of high-res, and will be looking through other sites to get image in higher quality. This is not good thing for deviantart.
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:iconsupersonic3225:
*supersonic3225 Jul 10, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
I wonder how much money DA is making off!
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