Drac as far as Bryce goes you are comparing apples to oranges. Naturally anyone who uses the upper eschelon programs is going to say that Bryce is lacking. For pete's sake Bryce is an ancient program compared to today's products. BUT for someone just getting into 3D and on a limited budget it's a fantastically poweful program.

Carrara Pro $549.00

Carrara $249.00

Bryce 6 $99.95

That's a substantial difference in price and thus availability for people on a small budget. I've seen the evolution of graphics programs over the years when something with Bryce's power would cost in the thousands. I'm sure anyone using 3DMAX or Maya would have the same opinion of Carrara.

Any serious 3D artist looking for more power and having the money will naturally go with one of the upper programs and hardly look back on Bryce except as a learning experience. That doesn't make Bryce a bad program. Hell I'm looking into getting Vue Pro because of the features it offers.

Don't knock people who can only afford a Volvo when you drive a Ferrari. They both do the same job just one may do it in style and alot better.