Heh.

dlk30341, I absolutely AM an unapologetic Poser user - just ask draculaz what I think to Poser bashers. ;-)

But that doesn't mean I haven't noticed what's happened to the Poser scene over the last year or so. 'Poser' (for want of a better word, 'cos it's a lot bigger than just that program) has exploded into what I think is fair to call 'doll collecting'.

I'm not a 3D snob. I'm as happy for horny 14 year olds to wank themselves silly over tittie piccies as I am for people to make house-mouse houses, or for extremeophiles to build every damn little thing from scratch in their back-bedrooms and end up creating something better than the Mona Lisa. It's all part of a damn fine creatively and market driven world as far as I'm concerned.

But what suits buyers and collectors doesn't necessarily suit creators.

I'll use Poser figures (the DAZ stuff being by far the best) because I'm shite at 3D modelling, not because I like owning all the 'stuff'. I'm not getting wrapped up in the Platinum Club game again, not even for Bryce. I'll not pay DAZ more money to 'save' less money. That marketing approach properly and fairly suits the happy 'collectors', not the 'creatives' who may suffer from technical limitations.

I'm a capitalist. To me, 'doll collecting' is good. DAZ are currently bloody good at serving that market. But sometimes the needs of one market sector will clash badly with the needs of another. I think Bryce, as currently used, will suffer by being subsumed into what DAZ currently prospers by.

I want some clear blue water between Bryce and 'doll collecting' - rendered at least at 2048 rays per pixel with every premium effect going. I'll pay DAZ real money for that ability, but not in excruciating increments and not in conjunction with piles of other 'shit'.

I am a recalcitrant old bastard. I stand up for what I think is best. I respect everyone else's opinions, even if I appear to urinate all over them while the fight is hot. Sorry for that.