Quote - There isn't a meaningful difference between P7 and 8 in terms of how a figure is made.

Unless they're going to restrict all new content to using the Alyson-style
rigging, and require all materials to use normal maps, and have diffuse
and specular proportions designed for Indirect Lighting..... 

I doubt that any content has those attributes yet.

I'd just be happy if people stop using the alternative diffuse and ambient channels in shaders. It's a pain to render using IDL and discover that character is glowing ...