Quote - Sorry Hioushi,  i pose that question to all salesmen ...

LOL. I think DAZ must owe me some back pay then, since I'm not sure exactly when I became a "salesman" for them, and I'm quite sure I've never been paid by them. I was trying to offer some common sense and reason to counteract the negativity, but I see that some are determined to blindly hate in the face of all dissenting opinion. Carry on as you were.

Quote - ... and so far i'm not sold on a program that is a hack of Poser 3/4.

So you have tried it, then? If so, why were you asking why you should try it?

Also, this thread is mainly focused on the Genesis figure itself, and not quite so much on DAZ|Studio as a whole. I still very much wish I could just use Genesis in Poser Pro 2010, since the DS ui is not quite there yet. As stated before, materials and rendering in DS pale next to Poser 8/2010. The Genesis figure itself is a masterpiece, however.