"Anyway who said that advancements have to be more complicated?"

They usually are, as more and more features are added.
Compare the simplicity and ruggedness of a Ford T that basically every village blacksmith could repair with todays computer controlled cars that can only be repaired by specialists.
Back in the sixties many people could do at least basic maintenance, cleaning a carb, changing oil, adjusting brakes, and even bigger modifications became a national hobby because THINGS WERE SIMPLE enough for everyone to understand.

Poser is in many ways exactly like that.
Some professionals, but mainly a group of hobbiysts that support each other by modifying a few given charcters.
Vicky3 is to Poser what a 32 Ford was to a HotRodder.

Raw material you can shape anyway you like.
But ONLY if you keep things simple.

Make her too complicated or tiresome for the average person to work with, and 99% of todays grassroots support will be gone.
You will end up with a few specialists who can handle the complicated rigging and who are able to create new stuff, and consumers who just buy stuff and hit the render button.

But the "semi-pros" or "semi-amateurs" will be gone.

Posers advantage is not just that it is easy to use.
todays cars are much easier to drive, too.
Its advantage is that it is easy enough so that many people can actually CREATE their own stuff with it.

And this is what exactly will be lost with :
"Rigging advancements" that are "invisible to the end user - one click and your off."

As for "Poser is not just a hobbyist package it is also used professionally by many".

Umm, no. Just mention Poser at CG-channel. LOL !
I know that Poser content is used because its cheap, and some use use Poser charcters for (low end) advertising, but unless you ALSO mastered MAX or MAYA, Ill doubt that youll ever get a real "professional" job at a studio just because you know your way around Poser.

Theres absolutely nothing in Poser Max or Maya couldnt do better, thats why they are the industry standards.
But this perfection comes with a price, and that is complexity.

And sacrificing Posers big advantage, its simplicity just to stroke ones ego would be a big mistake in the long run.

stahlratte