Quote - Why not? You're not missing much with Poser at all. Going from Poser 4 to 5 was mind blowing..... almost something completely new, worth the money (after all the bugs were worked out). Going from 5 to 6 wasn't a full upgrade, more like Pose 5.5. Going from P6 to P7 still puzzles me..... hardly anything new at all, more like a service release.... Poser 5.6. Going from P7 to P8 , even if you combine all the 'new' features, couldn't be called a full new version at all, it's again an in between 0.5 release. As far as I see it....... going from Poser 5 to Poser 8 is really going from Poser 5 to Poser 6 and worth the money.

In the case of Poser it's worth skipping a few versions, you will not really miss out that much if you skip a version or two. I you can get by with what you have, then waiting is a good option.

But don't wait to long with upgrading..... Poser's user base is decreasing, since the competition is giving more bang for your money. Oh, wait, they're not asking any money for it at all..... If Poser keeps on putting out these mediocre releases, then there may not be a large enough user base left to support a new half done version.

Personally I'm done with buying half baked Poser releases, from now on I'll stick to P8, pass the next version(s) and keep an eye on D/S, a much more interesting development. I wasn't even planning on getting P8, but the offer made was too good to pass. But as with previous releases it left me kind of unimpressed. The WOW P5 release feeling has long gone and never came back with releases that followed.

I am not feeling that way about Poser..  There is a high level of disappointment Regarding overall quality. the frequency of crashes has not been rectified by SR1.   Rendering is erratic at best..
But,  Poser is all that I have.   I have tried the free software that a lot of people rave about but I have not had enough patience to learn the complexities.

If only Poser and Painter had not been sold by Fractal Designs.  If these two programs were merged.  This person would have been a very happy little camper.