perspective:

G2 males have not been released. e-f put out a "G2 Male Bundle Passport Preview" that is a preview set for passport members, not a distribution of the final product.

Most likely a compramise to get the product "out" by the "deadline"  while fixing/finishing it.

Publishing deadlines in Poser programing, and modeling/rigging are dangerous. I dont think i have seen anyone release a finished/bugless product on a published deadline.

If i were speculating i would say the decision to make the G2 figures was made after the promise to fix the G1 figures (if they actually promised). The business decision was made that they would spend time and money on making the G2 figures as replacements/updates to the G1 figures instead of dumping money and effort into G1 figures which would likely be released at the same time as the G2 figures which would replace them or push off the completion of the G2 figures past SigGraph or possibly past P7. which are likely to be two deadlines they wanted to meet so that they could be distributed at/in both.

Quote - it took till sr2 till i could use poser6, so i wouldn't have any faith in poser7 working, so wouldn't invest in it.

From what i understand P5 wasn't "usable" till SR4. Sounds like improvement to me.

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