with the right settings the Firefly renderer actually isnt so bad.... it grows on you. its certainly come a long way from Poser 4.

id rather see Poser 8 come with new rigging and weight-mapped joints than more renderer upgrades - IMO for the home artist the Poser renderer is quite adequate.

the more you use Poser's advanced features the more they grow on you. the next step really should be to refine the rigging system and joints..... but there is much foot-dragging involved because both companies have so much invested in legacy Poser content.