Quote -  So what we need to do is support poser. everybody needs to make a prop, morph, texture, or hair for one of the poser people.  If everyone here did that the poser people would have as much stuff as the daz ones do. and maybe they could have a variety of cloths, not just bras and thongs.

I still DO make things for the Poser people. I just no longer release them. It didn't pay as a merchant and I got no joy giving them away for free because I never saw them used.

Quote - It is not the fact that it is a name, it is the fact that they bend in the middle of the forearm ;) I like parts of the G2 series (mainly the heads) but anything below the neck has a lot of issues if you want to bend them.

And those issues can be dealt with if you learn to use the new capsule falloff zones in Poser 8 and Poser Pro 2010. I still prefer the Poser content to that of DAZ because it seems easier to work with and learn from "for me".

Quote - and I find myself using Alyson and Ryan when I need a Human Figure more and more, now that I have created some Normal Maps and Morphs for them.

I'd love to know how to make those Normal Maps!

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 In any case, who really cares?  It's not like the existing models wear out, is it?

And with over 120Gigs of content I can live with that!

Quote - what happens when Daz and SM diverge to the point we can't use Daz figures.

For those of us not driven to buy the next pair of panties, nothing really happens. We just keep enjoying and using the Gigs and Gigs of content we already have. I know I won't be buying any more DAZ figures any time soon.

Quote - While that might do you for a period of time, are you going to be using V4 10 years from now? When the figure looks dated, no longer is supported and, more likely, won't even work in a future version of Poser? ;o) She barely works in the current version of Poser...lmao.
Laurie

Now that's a bit of over exageration. V3 works just fine in the current versions of Poser and if you are brave enough to play with the new capsule falloff zones you can even make the Mil2 shoulders look decent! Not to mention Poser 2 figures still work just FINE in Poser 8 and Poser pro 2010, even better with the ability to morph and re-rig them inside Poser itself!

Quote - We already have a lot of figures... most have not had their potential totally exhausted.

And that SHOULD be the final word on the subject but it won't be. Those who are driven to buy buy buy will continue to do so until their wallets fry or they burn out on the hobby. Heaven forbid people actually learn to use what they have to it's fullest potential. The rest of us will continue pushing our existing content to the next levels and sharing if we're not driven from the forums by intolerance for our passions as DPHoadley was.