I think that most would hold off buying b3d once the release day for Max3d was closer.
Given that they are two products aimed at totally opposite markets (one for commoner/shareware markets, one for only those with high system specs) I'd say it really depends on what you want out of your language/engine.
the only ones who would be buying it, would be them who didnt know.
Sucks to be them I suppose. Still, sucks to be a car buyer when the car you bought goes on sale tomorrow.
being able to say, look thats why its cheaper atm, would be good policy.
B3D is very likely going to be much cheaper than the Max+Max3D combo anyway.
Basically, all you've managed to convey to me is that, yeh... it would be nice if BRL dropped the price in anticipation of the up coming release. Considering what you get for the current price, I'd say it's asking too much. Still, that doesn't mean it won't happen.