Hi Ero

Really depends what you want to achieve,I worked like with C4D which I use most of my time in work,but still I prefer to work at home with 3DS MAX

C4D I like if I do animations as this SW is best in animation and there his best strength,for rendering I prefer work with 3DS MAX,most of the plugins are there available and most of the plugins works

What I like on C4D is stock render engine which is pretty much awesome,UI this I don't like on C4D,I prefer UI of 3DS MAX,but that's me

For characters and rendering of characters you still want to use different render engine,but all depends what you want to achieve

Hope this helps and good luck there

Thanks,Jura