If you have a existing male model that you are happy with you should stick with that model. Nobody is forcing anybody to switch or abandon other figures. Daz has Mike 2, Mike 3, The Freak, David, Grim, Luke, Matt, Hiro, Mil Boys. That's 9 male characters. All to acheive different looks, styles and needs. ApolloMax with scaling dials, and morphs in both positive and negative can give you the look of a skinny Zombie, a young adult, a beefy thug, and a "normal" guy. All in one poser figure. One of the advantages of this is that clothing that is made to work with the scaling dials will look good on a Apollo young kid, as well as a beefy thug. More value for your money. 1 poser figure, many different looks, styles and needs. If other male figures meet your needs great. There are a lot of poser users that have wanted Daz to fix things in their figures for a long time and those issues haven't been addressed. ApolloMax addresses some of those issues and meets those poser users uses. With PhilC's Wardrobe wizard ApolloMax can use the existing clothing of all the other male figures and still get the benifits of all the bends, scaling, and imporovements that are in the apollomax figure. There are differences with the way ApolloMax and other figures are done. Some clothing doesn't convert well. Some does. The real key is options. Daz David the article said was $115, ApolloMax not on sale is $99. Daz Mike 3 is like $85, because base is free. A lot of new features in a new figure that is competatively priced. If you don't need a new male figure, don't get him. If you looking for a new male figure take a look at ApolloMax, he may meet your needs.