I'm fairly new to Poser, and even though I didn't pay the full price for it (computer show), I have to say it is the first piece of software that has given me the ability to create what I really wanted to, namely humans. I tried for hours to get a figure in Max to be posable, but had nothing but headaches. Perhaps character studio would have been easier, but it still costs a lot more, and buying even one figure for it would cost a fortune. Poser is not overpriced, but there was one thing said that I do agree with, and that is that if one of the other companies does put out a rival product, and does it better, for about the same cost, then CL may have some problems. And in today's world, creating human characters is more and more an appealing thing. Just look at some of the movies coming out..."Final Fantasy" anyone? CL may eventually have some competition. The main thing that I would love to see in the next version of poser, or as a supplement to the current one, is a higher resolution model. I find the current poser characters to not have enough polygons. This is really evident in areas that, at least on this site's gallery, are used quite often, like the female's chest area. As for the joints, I would really like it if they found a way to make them more realistic. I hate those glitches in the mesh on extreme poses (like kneeling). Anyway, just my ramblings...hope it all makes sense. Dragontales