Quote - Now, I'm a research kind of person, and one thing I've been trying to find for awhile is any actual sales figure for Genesis. I can't find one scrap of information anywhere. I haven't seen anyone else come up with actual, solid facts and figures, and I have looked. That says something to me. There is no transparency, and maybe there's a reason.

Well, you are comparing a figure that has been out and ultra popular for a number of years with a figure that came out recently (with a load of controversy). Genesis is for the most part a flop. It was hailed by DAZ as THE figure to replace V4 and make a huge number of Poser users switch to DAZ Studio. None of those things happened. DAZ had to close ranks and push hard to try and make it survive this far.

The release of a new Genesis, less then two years after the first one... as far as I know is the shortest span between releases of supposedly mainstream DAZ figures since Poserdom's inception also tells you a few things (ie. companies don't abandon very succesful products quickly). If you look at V4 history, two years into it's life, V4 was enjoying a major heyday Many of us used to love DAZ, but have lost faith in it in last couple of years or so of strange business manouvers, and the drastic move with Genesis that split an already small market. Poserdom has never been big enough to succesfully support more than one mainstream figure. While I loved V4, the technology it is built on is getting very dated now. A figure that is easier to use and based on newer technology is much needed.

I know some people cringe having to switch and learn new stuff, changing what works and set habits because someone or something outside changed is usually a PITA.... but that's the risk with all things digital, technology moves fast. For those who prefer a less changing media, pencil and paper may be a better option (I'm not saying that to knock it down, I LOOOVE to draw and paint) it is just as viable as an illustration option as digital media is... although even with that option, there's a lot of learning, perhaps not so much with respoect to keeping up with the changing media, but investment of time and ebergy in honing one's skills seems to be greater.

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