On , Lar wrote:
With HUG you might excuse him for having a lapse in judgement. It happens, learn from it and strive to do better next time.

Nefesch hasn't done that. CRUSH looks appallingly bad on so many levels its laughable. I feel somewhat embarrassed for him to be honest.

He's has never struck me as a cynical or opportunist type of character whose main focus is to make oodles of money by releasing crap effects.

Yes, he may come across as being a little bit bonkers, eccentric and slightly misguided. However, he clearly loves what he does and I have no doubt that he truly believes that HUG and CRUSH are brilliant effects and that he is immensely proud of them.

I think Brett said it best when he made mention of the 'Emperor's New Clothes' fable. This seems like a perfect example of that.

To Nefesh:

I'd suggest two things that you may wish to consider doing...

1. Immediately remove CRUSH from sale. It's embarrassingly bad, it diminishes your reputation as a creator and makes you an object of ridicule.
2. Associate with people who will honestly tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.

Regards,
Lar.