Very interesting thread. It does point out one thing though: there are new figures on the horizon. Some will be better than others, some will go the old "wait until version 1.1" route. Some will use innovative ideas, while others will be rehashes of existing figures. I think we're at a point in Poserland where a new big push is going to happen. The figures that will survive will be innovative, and have new uses of P6's abilities. They will also have to give more value than is currently offered. They'll need to be better out-of-the-box. They'll need to be less resource hogs, and have better joints and posing ability. Better mapping is also required. Max seems to be the first of this new-and-improved set. Anton has added some very interesting technical innovations to the figure that I'm still working on figuring out. It's not the final though, just the first. Max does have room for improvement (like anything). I'm hoping that a major vendor will design a new set of figures that takes the best of current ideas, and improves on them. Something designed around P6 (P7, if it's CL). Maybe we should create a "Wishlist" thread for what we want in new figures...