I agree that the price is too high for me to buy this plug-in without at least trying a demo. But I also happen to think that most of Julien's plugins seem a bit too expensive for me. If I were to get Baker, Deeper, Replica and Primivol, I would spend $130, or about half the price of Carrara itself. For a hobbyist it's just a little steep - but I think a lot of us are hobbyists.