The free V3 base is great the m3 base is free also. The free download includes the V3 that uses V2 stuff. The only limitation is no "shaping" morphs, only standard expressions. Which when you consider most free and purchased cloths don't have morphs so you can't use them anyway, kinda removes the need to have them. The lack of shaping morphs for the head is a limitation though as you can't make custom heads unless you are good with magnets. The good new is if you are using an older computer with older poser the V3 amd M3 base characters are much smaller files due to the lace of morphs and thus work better with older systems. You should give them a try, after all when membership at DAZ is free and The download is free what do you have to loose :-)