Quote - I'm still trying to figure out a good reason for migrating off of V4 to tell you the truth.  I use Genesis a lot - for everything other than photorealistic humans.  Genesis was a step backwards as far as that.  So DAZ recognized that and came out with G2.  Um, which STILL doesn't offer a whole lot that V4 doesn't with the proper movement morphs.

Can't say that I see Dawn as a significant (significant considering what I have tied up in V4 morphs and characters) either.

Genesis handles morphing chanels a heck of a lot better than V4, other than that...

The major problem with V4 previously regarding clothing was poke through - and collision detection/smoothing modifier took care of a lot of that.

So anyway, my question would be not what Dawn does for DS users, but why any of the newer stuff is enough better than V4 to contemplate moving off that character?

This is a very good question.  Since post-Gen4 characters arrived, I suspect a lot of people have asked and are still asking themselves the same question.  Certainly, if I knew two years ago what I know now, I would not have purchased DS (yes, I was one of those who purchased DS Pro) and I would not have invested in Genesis.  I already had Poser Pro 2012. Now, unfortunately, it is not that easy or inexpensive to transition the work from DS to Poser.

Although focusing on Genesis, I ended up investing heavily in Gen4 anyway.  But mostly in support of Genesis because I thought Genesis offered a good solution going forward.  So, I have a lot of M4/V4 poses that don't work well.  I have a lot of M4/V4 content that doesn't fit well.

I saw a lot of new, exclusive content for Dawn when it first arrived.  Now?  I still see some new content for Dawn.  But I also see a lot of new content for Gen4.  I doubt this would be case if there was insignificant demand for it. 

These days I spend very little at DAZ, and when I do, it is for typcially for pre-Genesis content or for DS add-ons (shaders, etc.).  I don't buy new content because they are mostly selling G2 stuff now.

Personally, I think backward compatibility is very important to a lot of people.  A lot of us are unwilling to give up the investment already made in purchased content (including poses).  Certainly, we all want improvements.  But not all of us are willing to re-invest and pay a high price in terms of money and time.  

I want to render scenes faster and with higher quality.  But I don't want to spend a lot of time and money on new characters because the payoff just isn't there.