Hi bobc4d,
Very good point. I certainly understand that this can cause frustration. As simple as your suggestion sounds, as complex will it be, if this would be implemented. Let me explain:
First example, BodyPaint 3D. Not really far back in time, this was a stand-alone application and not included in Prime for example. Well, Prime wasn’t in existence back then, it was called differently. However, currently BodyPaint 3D is not part of Cinema 4D Lite. Will this change one day? I have no clue. Back then there was a Go! version, should this be included, just in case ;o), sorry, just kidding, or…? However, I’m aware that some people even use today version eight and have no intention to change.
Second example, A while ago everything was split in Modules. Dynamics v1, released over a decade ago, then Sketch ‘n’ Toons, Thinking Particles, etc, etc. This was an upgrade nightmare but the options to mix to get your perfect collection were great. Today you have Lite, Prime, Broadcast, Visualize and Studio. OK, and the Student version.
If you take a look to the comparison chart:
http://www.maxon.net/products/general-information/general-information/product-comparison.html
You will see how complex this list is, and it is changing every year, more or less. In fact, using Cinema 4D nearly for two decades, there was never a time were whatever has resembled the Prime version was more loaded with feature than today.
Many tutorials work even from version/release eight (!), e.g., XPresso introductions or Thinking Particle introductions, but also MoGraph hasn’t changed in its basics so much that even nine year old tutorials fell outdated to me.
In other words, each year, the introduction text what version would work needs to be added—not only updated! I guess for some tutorials—that would cause a long introduction EACH and EVERY time in a series, as each part might be different.
In nearly ten years, if my memory serves me well, this is the first post requesting it. To just go ahead an update each year over two thousand tutorials, (record, edit, compress, upload and check if it is bug free) would require a lot of wo-man-power. I guess the fees might be double or triple, perhaps even more…
My suggestion, in the Tutorial Search, there is a Utilize option, this is the best to manage all the problems described above. It is a powerful filter option and allows every user, to leave the filter for newly added feature out and have the correct search-results instantly. Is it complete or perfect, I guess not, but the admin team cares a lot.
I hope I could introduce you to the problem to keep focus on a running target, and the wish to keep it comfortable.
My best wishes.