the lighting I agree on.. but materials? the Mat Room is one of the most powerful I've seen.. equal to Maya etc.. if we know how to use it. did you know that Maya uses a similar node system? one of the most respected addons for Lightwave, Max, trueSpace and Cinema4D. Darktree, also uses the same type of node based system. trust me.. we've only started to scratch the surface of what that system can do.