"hmm..reminds me of povray a bit.. "

I thought the same thing; delayed initial release, controlled expectations, public beta (that ought to be fun), etc.. It worked out for them though so it ought to work out for DS . . eventually.

As for poser addiction, I'm definitely addicted! I've lusted after it since version 1 but only finally sprang for a cheap copy of version 3 I found on e-bay in January. Before that I spent maybe $250 since '96 on my graphics hobby. Since then it's been nothing but a fun and expensive downhill slide :) I bought P4 and PPP and joined the Platinum Club, bought V3, M3, tons of accessories around the net. I even felt compelled to upgrade my computer to handle everything.

Whoa!! I better stop thinking about it, and just enjoy LOL!