"I've seen lots of smirky, elitist comments aimed at Poser users over the years from users of 'true 3d programs' such as maya and the like. It surprises me to find that a similar reaction would appear amongst the poser crowd, directed at studio..." Heh, heh welcome to human nature - everyone likes to have someone else to look down on. Most of the DS comments I see here are pretty objective but there are those that fit your description.

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