Heh it's a matter of what you like most whether Poser or DS has the steepest learning curve. To me, DS is totally un-intuitive and "Lightwave-ish" whereas Poser is much easier. Also Poser and Bryce share (at least somewhat) the same interface so if you're used to Bryce, you may not find Poser so difficult to work in. Once you get all your stuff sorted into a proper runtime of course :)

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You just can't put the words "Poserites" and "happy" in the same sentence - didn't you know that? LaurieA
  Using Poser since 2002. Currently at Version 11.1 - Win 10.