i think one of the problems is the fact most of us already have invested much of our cash into the previous figures, so it is almost overwhelming to get another figure , then have to start all over buying the stuff again. Of course , WW, helps, but not everyone has it or can afford it. There is a tremendous amount of complaining that there wasn't years ago, but I think it relates somewhat to my above sentence. But what can be done to stop the whining and complaining. Perhaps more education by the merchants and creators to the Poser community would help everyone appreciate all the work that goes into producing a figure, clothing, and so forth. I learned early on in my quest to learn 3D modeling that it wasn't all that easy. I've been using Poser since V1, when was that, 1994 or earlier?, and have seen things evolve, people come and go, and the community grow to a massive size. With that growth, plus all the changes of ownership of the software, and so forth, things have changed. The original "community" feeling has changed, with more nd more new people with different views and experiences. They were not around to see Dork 1, and maybe they don't really have the same level of appreciation for where this Poser community has come from....or the amount of work, as Deecey stated above, that goes into all of this. They come here to Rendo or other sites and see thousands of products...and they spend their money...perhaps they do not know what has been and all that is involved. I think the merchants and the older members of the community have to step back and teach others what the real deal is. Another part of it is the amount of quality free items that compete with the pay stuff. Much of the free items are as high a quality as pay for items. Maybe the stores have to be a bit more discriminating in what they sell. But whatever are the issues, it would be in our interest to support the creators or we may find ourselves without further developement and releases. And that would be a terrible thing

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