Well, here are the facts as I see them: I did more than I'm obliged and tried DS4 and Genny when it came out - even as I had no intentions of ever using the program past my initial curiosity. I even exported a figure so that I could use it, statically, in Poser. What I've found is, unless I spend hundreds of dollars, Genny looked a WHOLE lot like Vicky 4 and I already have her. And in spending those hundreds of dollars, I'd still have to do backflips and jump thru hoops just to use those figures in Poser. Think back on the messes that are the Gen 4 figures. Yeah, they're popular, but they sure are a pain in the ass to use. One of the most asked questions in the forums still is "I installed Vicky and her morphs and they aren't working". I was already sick of the version 4s long before Genny came out. Truth is this is a hobby for me. If at any point it's too much of a goddamn hassle for me just to render something in it is the day I leave it behind. And I'm positive I'm not the only one here feels the exact same way. It's not my only hobby.

edit: I wanted to add one more thing. I've not seen anything so far - absolutely nothing - that impresses me so much I feel like I have to have Genesis. Some of the stuff I've seen even looks somewhat toony compared the the gen 4's. It really hasn't done anything yet to make me say "Hmm...I HAVE to have that."

Laurie