Hey people. Here's something to think about.

e-Frontier is what, the third different company to own Poser? If nothing else, that's a lot of hands in the cookie jar, cooks in the kitchen,

Look what Curious Labs/e-F has given you for such a low price. The shader engine is part of a hardcore Mac product, yet they make it work on PCs, a feat in itself. They have given us a subset of a strong face generation program. They have introduced a cloth engine, and now Poser Fashion.

Go check out the prices on these products individually, and see if e-F is giving you more bang for your buck or not.

I understand the frustration in the beginning of this thread. You feel slighted. You feel you are not getting everything you paid for, and I can understand why you feel that way. However, as someone pointed out, the G2 "release" is not a release at all. It is a reward they could realistically provide for having loyal Passport subscribers.

As for them heading to Siggraph, I hit conventions during the year for my own industry (Real Estate. You want to see BORING? Come to one of my conferences.) This is important work. Yes, they need to shmooze people. Networking is key in this global market. Given that they turn contacts into new features for the program we know and love, I would think people would be a little more understanding of the work they put in.

These guys and gals are working very hard to provide a feature-rich application, at a bargain basement price for us. We don't pay near what a product like 3D Max or Maya costs, so why not appreciate that?

I hope I don't sound like I am attacking anyone, since that is truly not my intention here. I just think everyone needs to take a deep breath and chill.

Here is something for those proponents of a total rebuild of the product to think about. If they did rewrite the code, it's a pretty strong guarantee that the vast majority of the products you already have purchased and fell in love with would discontinue to work. Would that make you happy? It would sure upset me quite a bit.

They continue to improve a product they never built in the first place. Give them a chance. I think in the what, just over a year that e-F has had the reigns, they have done a pretty damn good job. We have received three updates to the software in the last year and a half. Is that anything to scoff at?

Let's just be reasonable. I know for a fact that e-F cares what it's users think. They love their customers. You can believe that or not, as fits your fancy, but it doesn't make it any less true.