I was about to start a similar post - is it just me or is the state of C4D (plugins especially) as bad as in a long time? We had a good run recouperating after switching to python3, but right now like 50% of the plugins I used all the time are not working in 2023. Most puzzling is CV-Toolbox, a plugin DEVELOPED BY MAXON and adding features that should have been in c4d core versions ago.
As if this isn't bad enough, despite really someone asking in the forums every single day there is no statement or development-updates on this topic. I mean, WTF is going on?
It's a legit approach to "beta" features in official releases, but maybe Maxon should also be more transparent about the development process and state of things - I remember plugin authors
being not to happy about updating their plugins for every single release, and that was years ago when actually most of them still did care. IMHO one reason why Blender's ecosystem is thriving is because you can just take a look at what's going on with the development process, and plan accordingly.
And to add insult to injury you have assets in the Asset Library that are only available to Maxon One subscribers while basic functionality is still not working or lacking alltoghether.
I always kinda shy away from ranting about cinema4d and other software (except adobe I guess) because my little programming knowledge tells me making software is really really hard,
but as a customer for more than 10 years (and being shown very little love at that btw) I can't stop feeling a little bit pissed right now.
So sorry for hijacking this thread, but it has been on my mind for some time now.
Let's hope it's the "it has to get worse before it get's better", I really do want to believe that.