Quote - When I first started, I dabbled in Poser, but it was pretty frustrating.  DAZ Studio is more user-friendly, but the better I get, the more limiting it seems.  I also don't like how much it relies on Poser's idiotic file categories where everything under the sun that isn't really a pose counts as a pose.  I guess they had no choice, but it still sucks.

Don't be too harsh on Poser as it is an old program that has gone through many evolutions and passed between many Companies. Daz Studio is rather young and always been in the hands of Daz3D and it has had the hindsight of Poser's development to build up fresh from.

Poser was first to bring an affordable and easy to use (yes many years ago) 3D program to artists & hobbyist, which use to be exclusive (and expensive) right of large production studios and computer geeks.  Daz Studio has just simply streamlined the workflow more than Poser and cut back a lot of Poser's advance features so as to create a basic entry level 3D program with shallow learning curve.

If Daz Studio is becoming limiting to you then consider using Carrara (free trail version available at Daz3D). A lot of Poser content is compatible with Carrara but the Poser material settings have to be changed in Carrara and there may be some other issues (I think magnets is another). Note, Carrara is a big jump up from both DS & Poser as it has a wealth of features (somewhat intimidating at first) and therefore steeper learning curve.

Just keep in mind that there is no one program that will do everything. Even large production studios use several different programs; each have their limits, strengths and weaknesses. The difference between them and us is they have money to throw around while us artist and hobbyist have limited budgets and so demand the world from modest 3D programs.