Pirate zbrush and try Nomad. I don’t have a tablet so I never gave it a go.

As for Zbrush, Maxon has done absolutely nothing of value to it since its acquisition. I purchased the perpetual license when it was still Pixologic and that’s what I keep using. I hear from industry professionals that I don’t miss out on absolutely anything new at all.

I’m not picking a yt link, but just replying to the title: streaming wasn’t a mistake. Price creep and content fragmentation (needing a subscription for every studio out there) was the mistake