dnstuefloten posted at 2:11PM Fri, 15 January 2016 - #4249311

I know this can be a contentious issue, but if we can be civil it seems to me it's a subject worth addressing. I only use Poser, so my knowledge of DAZ is limited, but my sense is that people are impressed by the Gen 2 and 3 figures and their resources. Gen 2, I understand, works with some difficulty in Poser, and Gen 3 works hardly at all. I suppose this is a strategic issue for DAZ, to get more people to bypass Poser. That's a shame. I'd like to experiment with the Gen 3 figures, but am reluctant to shift my attention to a different program. I like Poser, I'm used to it. I am curious to see how the new Paul/Pauline figures come together. I see a lot of grouching about Poser, but I think most of it is misplaced. But still, I'd like to see more (civil) comparisons. And is there hope that some day the new DAZ figures will work easily in Poser? Like V4/M4?

I hope for civility too. I like Poser, and am pretty heavily invested in it but it's not the only program out there.

Gen 3 is pretty impressive, and I'm really considering giving it a go. But I do use Octane with Poser, so that means I either pick up the DAZ Octane plugin and shaders for it, or go with Iray.

I almost went to Gen 2, but the differences and content didn't seem worth fighting with DSON.