Oh, these are exciting times. Poser, Shade, Daz|Studio, ZBrush, Silo, TrueSpace, Vue, Carrara, Bryce, ParticleIllusion and so many more, all within the price range of the home hobbyist. And all capable of producing the most amazing work. Forget the occasional bug that comes with most packages .. isn't it better to be near the cutting edge, than following 'safe', well trodden paths? The marketing guys at CL might have screwed up a bit (hey, who hasn't?), but one can only imagine the pain the programmers felt when the initial problems surfaced with P5. I only have P4, and actually worry that I'm getting left behind by not having and learning P5 (can't afford it at the mo). I envy you .. go for it. Enjoy.