I don't what I could possibly replace the Daz figures with if the next generation releases are Poser unfriendly.

Phil has rightly encouraged user creativity as part of the solution, however, let's be honest: new figure creation or extensive modifications of already available suitable human models is extremely difficult and tedious work. My experience as a consumer suggests that only a handful of artists have the skill and patience to create something worth using. And I'm not one of them. While I'm a pretty fair hand at creating models of mechanical devices and buildings, my attempts at creating a human figure have been laughably pitiful at best.

I'd also like to point that that while Daz takes a lot of hits in the 3D forums, and not just here, for years they've been turning out complex, fairly high quality products at bargain prices. My main complaint with their latest figures is what seems to be a deliberate policy of giving every model an exaggerated anime caricature look. While users can overcome this limitation with lots of tweaking, I'm not sure the resuts consistently justify the effort. At least, not for me.