you can have fun and raise the bar, as they say. I too, do not understand why someone wouldnt want to improve their work, to grow, to learn new skills.

 

I think many do want to improve, I know I do, but the hobbyist has to start somewhere.  If they are writing a story and wait until the illustrations/renders are the quality of Toy Story, and the like, a large proportion of them will never complete their first book.  Many may not be looking to go professional but produce something that is for thier family and friends and upload a few renders to show what they are doing.  OK some will try to make it a polished professional publication, just as many try for photorealistic renders but Poser covers a wide field.  Mediocre renders will always be part of Poser but looking at the Poser 2012/2014 galleries shows how the bar has been lifted by better software, just don't expect the snobs to change their views any time soon.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.