There's lots of positive remarks now, probably more than the negative. When Poser 5 first came out, there were lots of problems, but most of them have been fixed. Except for the workflow issues, I think it's great. As for Vicky and Mike, I wouldn't call them incredibly expensive, especially if you compare to human figures from other sources. They are an investment, but they move better than than the P4 people (I haven't worked much with Don and Judy so I don't know about them), and look better than the P5 people (IMHO; that's why I haven't worked much with Don and Judy). And there is a lot of support for them, more than for most other figures.