Umm... While symmetry would be nice, especially since I do a lot of starships and such that tend to be symmetrical; I don't really care that much. With a bit of creativity and half a brain, you can get around that particular issue. I dont usually even use the vertex modeler, Im a spline junkie :) And symmetry aside, it has excellent modeling tools; you just have to work with it a bit to learn all the tricks and such. If you need something symmetrical, just create it and duplicate with symmetry. Doing it this way also gives you an easier way to introduce small imperfections on one side or another without bollaxing up both sides. Faces for example could have a mole on one side and contrary to opinion, no-one and I mean no-one has a perfectly symmetrical face or body.