hi neotekian, I've had every poser since P2, and I'd definitely say P6 is the best poser yet. I hated P5. It was (and still is) pretty cranky on my machine. Although, I will say this. P5 is as stable as a rock (after SR4), but P6 has cured a lot of the weird glitches, and it has a lot of new features that make it really usable and interesting. Mind you, if you're exporting to max, I'm not sure how much you'd benefit. But for working within poser, P6 can't be beat. mac