I think Dawn's full potential and impact is still yet to come.  Once the morph packs are finally released (and I do agree they should have had these done soon after her release to keep the momentum rolling), she'll be able to fully come into her own.

As I'm not at all technical enough to see if she does have issues in how she's built, all I can say is that as an end user I like Dawn.  I think she has a lot of potential.  I've put a lot of money into Dawn so far, supporting the vendors who support her.  And I absolutely love seeing products come out that have both V4 and Dawn support.  For me, it's the best of both worlds.

I'm still using V4, and I'll definitely use Dawn more once she's got all of her bells and whistles (and I figure out the fitting room better).  I like having choices in what I can use for figures.  She's another useful tool in my Poser toolbox.

Another thing I've noticed since her release is that it seems to have broken the V4 ice in the marketplace here.  I'm seeing far more Genesis items released now than I've ever seen come out, along with V4 and Dawn items.  I can't help but think that's a good thing.

PS.  Dawn needs some Vascularity love, too. ;)

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