Isn't the key to a figures success that it brings some kind of improvement or progression with it. Things like Capability, compatibility, flexibility, Realism, Easier to create content for, etc, etc.

Out of curiosity is there anything new that Scarlet brings to the table?

To be a "V4 killer" the figure would need to bring something to the table that V4 is not capable of or show a point of progression, as the Genesis figures have done.

From a vendor point of view what would excite me or make me want to get on board creating for Scarlet? At this point all I see is risk and an unpolished base.

From a user point of view why should I use Scarlet over V4 or Genesis 2? Where is the progression with this figure from using V4?

Why you would use Scarlet over V4, or any other figure for that matter, depend on what you are trying to do with the figure.  There were many things that attracted me to the figure according to the promos, some not born out in reality, but one thing I am still taken with is the strength of these expressions.  I do a fir amount of portrait renders and I can see instances where I would use Scarlet over V4, or V4WM in my case, purely because of the expressions.   Not bad for a figure that is a week old compared with a ten year old developed figure.  Of course for portraits, many of the stated problems are not an issue. I will leave it to others to decide for themselves if Scarlet's expressions are indeed better than V4 and why that should be if it is the case. 

 

 

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.