Quote - oh no no. not contempt. think more, "chicken thursday"........ there's more to life...

Chicken? On Thursday? But Thursday is steak and chips night!

I do understand what you're getting at. Vicky here, Vicky there, Vicky's just about everywhere...

But she is versatile. She's fairly easy to do a lot of different things with, and many people know how to make her different - with the various morph packs, if you're at my level. And many don't. Even if it's not a NVIATWS, we're still seeing a lot of unadulterated Vickies (and if you go to DA, many Vickies 'adulterated' only with the Breast Size morph).

So what? Many of us are learning the 3D for the first time, learning Poser, using Vicky because she's convenient, well-supported or familiar.

But there are also people who are doing some awesome, advanced stuff with Vicky or without.

Do I get tired of seeing her? Yes, sometimes - although it's probably closer to the mark to say that I get tired of people doing the same old thing with her. Even if she isn't naked in a temple, she's semi-naked and thrusting her ass at me.

But not always. Not always.

I generally ignore that stuff I've seen over and over again, unless I see something in the image I like - the lighting, the colours, the composition, whatever - in which case I usually leave a comment.

And when it comes to my images, I will often use a standard pose, tweaked in some way, or a standard character morph... But these days, as my skills are increasing, I customise more and more, so that most of my images have something original in them. Morphs, textures, simple models.

At the end of the day, I'm a hobby user. And generally, that's when I doodle and render: at the end of the day. While my interest now is in using something I've created myself in an image, I still use a lot of bought material because I have it, ready and waiting to use, to help me make an image that satisfies me, as my relaxation. And I need to use those shortcuts because there are many other demands on my time.

And when I need to use a starting figure I'll usually turn to some variation of Vicky or of Mike for reasons heretofore and aboveforth stated.

I believe many users are like me in this. And believe you me, I appreciate those who break out of the box.

Laziness? I don't think so. Lack of skills? Perhaps; we're all learning, after all, even if some of us are learning more basic things than others. Convenience, ease of use, familiarity... I honestly think this is at the heart of the proliferation of Vickies.

And there may also be an amount of happenstance. I've used Miki 2 quite a bit, G2s a little, Alysson more often... but never in an image I've posted to my gallery. It's all been in experimental doodles.

Or are we instead complaining that we're using Vicky over Mike. Too many females in our images, not enough males? On that, I defintiely agree, even as I continue to devote an unfair proportion of my attention to my runtimes' women. I admit my guilt, but in mitigation of my offence wish to draw the court's attention to the fact that boobies are soft.

Andy Staples
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