What a sad bunch of sniveling whiners you all are!

Believe it or not, DAZ doesn't owe you full backwards compatibility of all new products forever. You bitch because there's no new V4 killer on the horizon, then you bitch some more if a possible contender appears because it means you'll have to buy better stuff to go with a better figure. DAZ is apparently trying to raise the quality of 3D figures and of 3D figure artwork as a whole. Going by the quality of most promo images in their store these days, I would say they are succeeding. Poser's development has scarcely budged in decades, but you bitch that it's DAZ's fault that many of the best vendors appear to be jumping ship in their direction, and somehow this makes them the evil enemy because they are leaving you behind stuck in, what, 2005 with V4?

I think V7 looks amazing in those promo renders, she has the prettiest face I've ever seen on a stock figure and she seems to morph into quite believable expressions. I wish her a long and happy life, but if V8 improves on her one day, that's ok too. **************************************

THIS!   A thousand times THIS!

You want to stay in the past? 

Then stop whining that you're left behind by others who are not that easily pleased.

Well done, DAZ!  You ARE the men of vision!

"Hooray for the men of vision!

Who are never satisfied.

Who believe that the way to a better world,

Is to give it a better try!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7bixhF5Dfo

These kind of attitudes stifle conversation. Calling people whiners because they aren't happy about some "Great new direction" doesn't progress a conversation anywhere. There wouldn't BE any complaining if Genesis worked natively in Poser, Carrara, and wherever else V4 worked.

Have you ever wondered why so many people STILL buy stuff for V4 and the Gen4 characters?

It's because Genesis didn't and still doesn't work flawlessly in Poser or Carrara and earlier versions of DS.

Do I personally mind buying new items (wardrobe, hair, etc) for the new character? No.

I do mind not being able to buy it and have it work in my software.

Does Daz "owe" anyone backward compatibility? Maybe, maybe not.

Backwards compatibility is a smart move, owed or not. It makes a product available to many more people.

So, do I appreciate the "Men of Vision" and their effort to make a better figure, yes.

I DO very much like the promo images of V7 (and I like V6) too.

It would be nice if they had actually fixed the problems we had with Genesis 1&2 BEFORE releasing a Genesis 3.