I think people drop characters like mike 2 for example because of problems with the neck and shoulders looking out of proportion this was always a mike 2 problem, Mike 3 on the other hand has traps that stick way up out of proportion making him look like a star trek cardasian. I can not say anything about David,V3 or Steph3 or james because i have never encountered any problems with these figures other then problems poseing them in extreme poses where the butt crawls up the figures back when you bend the legs too much. But I use Mike 2 from time to time, He really is low rez compared to james tho.