this 'background use' thing is a weak excuse.
you can make a 2K poly model that still has proper proportions and anatomy. video game developers do it all the time.

these are all just excuses. Poser is promoted as:
"the easiest way to design with the human form in 3D. Creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists can use the rich collection of included 3D content and powerful rendering capabilities to produce stunning art, fine illustration and breathtaking animation for any application that integrates the diversity and spirit of the human figure".

unless 'the diversity of the human figure' includes genetic mutations, these do not cut it - i am sorry.

the reason i am so upset about this is because Poser is partly judged by its content. it would have been better to include nothing at all than to include so blatantly anatomically incorrect figures. the older Poser models had their faults but they were still light years ahead of this, i dont understand why those were simply not tweaked/refined and included instead.

ive been hoping for years for a company to take over Poser that will actually bring it into this century and update it to a modern, professional, quality look and feel. what ive seen in this thread is a tremendous blow to how seriously Poser is going to be taken.

its still not too late to remedy this. basically people need to stop making excuses about how these figures are meant to be used/improved and work on making them look more human out of the box. the program just released, its not too late to issue an update.