Poser 4 comes very cheap today and it's still better than DAZ Studio under many respects. THe only better thing that DAZ Studio has compared to Poser 4 is the renderer... but since estherau is going to render in Vue anyway... And don't forget that to complete DAZ Studio to a level that is comparable to Poser 4, you'll have to buy plugins, for things such as Magnets for instance, which are default in Poser 4. After you'll pay for all DAZ Studio plugins, I bet you'll end up spending more than for Poser 4.