A great (and polite) discussion.
What is a "new feature" or not is matter of opinion. To some MPS is a "new feature" but if you don't use it?. If your timeline went back one version to TRS2009 then you would be asking the same question, what was "new" in TRS2010?
TRS22 is not the subscription product, it is a standalone outright purchase. Trainz Plus is the subscription product that has the new features (S20, new Bulk Fill options, etc) and also takes on the features, appearance and abilities of the latest current Trainz releases, which was TRS19 but is now TRS22. When TRS2X is released, Trainz Plus will look and act like TRS2x with the current, updated and new subscription features that have appeared between major releases.
You can still buy games (Microsoft, Apple, XBox, Playstation, N3V, etc) as outright purchases, no-one is being forced or pushed into subscriptions. If I was a Playstation owner who only played a few favourite games or bought only one or two new ones each year, then a subscription that gave me access to hundreds of games would probably not appeal. I would stay with the outright purchase system.
Subscriptions are attractive to people who see other benefits and those benefits will vary from one individual to another. In my case I recently took up a subscription to Disney+ because I wanted access to their Marvel TV series that I could not get any other way. Their Marvel movies I could get on DVD but not the Marvel TV series ("Moon Knight" and "Ms Marvel" are my current favourites). I have no other streaming subscriptions. So far Disney+ has not disappointed me.
Totally agree there but the horse has already bolted with the avalanche of "free" iPhone and Android games that have in-game purchases.
To me that is a very sensible approach. In my opinion TRS22 by itself does not offer significant advantages in areas that interest me (e.g. I am not into multiplayer) over the TRS19 Platinum Edition. But the inclusion of the UDS interface makes it a significant upgrade (again in my opinion) over TRS19 (standard). So if I was currently on TRS19 (standard) then I would upgrade to TRS22. The presence of the UDS was enough to convince me to upgrade from T:ANE to TRS19 Platinum Edition and bypass TRS19. But it all comes down to what each individual user wants and needs.
My point is that there are no new features offered in Trainz 22, and that the only new features come with the subscription offering.
What is a "new feature" or not is matter of opinion. To some MPS is a "new feature" but if you don't use it?. If your timeline went back one version to TRS2009 then you would be asking the same question, what was "new" in TRS2010?
TRS22 is not the subscription product, it is a standalone outright purchase. Trainz Plus is the subscription product that has the new features (S20, new Bulk Fill options, etc) and also takes on the features, appearance and abilities of the latest current Trainz releases, which was TRS19 but is now TRS22. When TRS2X is released, Trainz Plus will look and act like TRS2x with the current, updated and new subscription features that have appeared between major releases.
It's disgusting how the gaming industry is pushing its customers to pay monthly for characteristics that at first should be stock. We'll miss the old times when you buy a game and you enjoyed the most part of it without having to pay again for anything.
You can still buy games (Microsoft, Apple, XBox, Playstation, N3V, etc) as outright purchases, no-one is being forced or pushed into subscriptions. If I was a Playstation owner who only played a few favourite games or bought only one or two new ones each year, then a subscription that gave me access to hundreds of games would probably not appeal. I would stay with the outright purchase system.
Subscriptions are attractive to people who see other benefits and those benefits will vary from one individual to another. In my case I recently took up a subscription to Disney+ because I wanted access to their Marvel TV series that I could not get any other way. Their Marvel movies I could get on DVD but not the Marvel TV series ("Moon Knight" and "Ms Marvel" are my current favourites). I have no other streaming subscriptions. So far Disney+ has not disappointed me.
This is a much concern basically for parents (and I don't even have kids) as this might create a compulsive buying behavior.
Totally agree there but the horse has already bolted with the avalanche of "free" iPhone and Android games that have in-game purchases.
TRS2019 works well for me. I'll watch the progression of 22 keenly, but I'm definitely not chomping on any bits trying to update the version any time soon.
To me that is a very sensible approach. In my opinion TRS22 by itself does not offer significant advantages in areas that interest me (e.g. I am not into multiplayer) over the TRS19 Platinum Edition. But the inclusion of the UDS interface makes it a significant upgrade (again in my opinion) over TRS19 (standard). So if I was currently on TRS19 (standard) then I would upgrade to TRS22. The presence of the UDS was enough to convince me to upgrade from T:ANE to TRS19 Platinum Edition and bypass TRS19. But it all comes down to what each individual user wants and needs.