Been mulling over what Farside said. Maybe he's right, and CL will just give up on figures altogether, and concentrate on their app. They don't seem be takng figures very seriously. The improvements to Poser are impressive; the content seems to have gotten much less attention.

I browsed through Content Paradise this morning, and the vast majority of stuff is for the DAZ figures. Not surprising, I guess, since most of it is from Rosity and RDNA. Still...it seems likely that CP will lead newbies toward DAZ and away from the P6 figures, even though DAZ is not an official "partner."

As for the rigging problems...I think DAZ has a head start there. They have already incorporated more advanced rigging into D|S, though it's not being fully used yet. I suspect that V3 Pro will have two versions: a D|S version, with superior rigging, and a Poser version, with the same old rigging.

I fear CL has screwed up, if they really wanted to challenge DAZ on content. With V3 and M3 being free now, along with D|S, the P6 figures should have been something really special to lure users away from the DAZ side of the force. The figures seems ill-designed to me, rushed and last-minute. IMO, CL should have bought the RDNA morph packs and included them with Poser 6. DAZ is giving away free figures and a free program now, so CL has to provide more with their figures, if they want to give them a chance. DAZ makes you pay for morph packs; up them one, and give away morph packs for James and Jessi.

As it is, I wonder how many people will rush out to buy the morph packs and other add-ons. James and Jessi have promise, at least if they are re-jointed, but the Poser market isn't likely to wait. P6 is being released now, now is when the iron is hot. In a month or two, everyone will have moved onto the next big thing. (Kaimira? V3 Pro?)