Part of the reason the standard has dropped(I see this on many sites, not just Ren) is the way content is being used. Not bashing Poser or other, its just Poser type apps I thought was to be used for animations/visualisations/ additions etc..., NOT 3D stills of soft porn slapped together in an hour. I don't care if it takes skill and a week for some either, the end result is still the same.
 
I remember when companies used to say, "look what our program can do all by itself". Now its, "look what our program can import in content, which we have for sale". Thus the standard drops(along with skills), hmm. I wonder what it would have been like if Studio wasn't integrated with Bryce.