As far as improved poser importing....why didn't metacreations do that while they had BOTH programs? But, really, I think 5 will be worth the it. As far as being TOO slow....Bryce is the only TRUE raytracer engine that I know of. Some other programs do a type of 'partial'raytracing to increase render time. Bryce is a total true raytracer and that takes time, that is why Bryce makes better images!!!