I am also just a hobbyist. I used to buy figures based on what was available. Eventually I wanted to take on the challenge of creating all my own content for a scene. I can make my own pair of jeans or baseball hat. (admittedly amateurish but I like them anyway). However, making a decent human figure just proved too time-consuming. Now if I have to choose between a figure that is very similar to existing figures but has lots of content versus a figure with a different body shape but has less content I will definitely go for the figure with a different body shape.