That post was from half a year ago when I was recovering from said disappointments. I won't apologize for saying what I said, for i was indeed heartbroken. It did indeed break my spirit, I hope it scared some folks over at SM. Yes, I was ripe to move to C4D or Max, and did my best to do so. BUT I quickly realized as a small-time comic artist that such applications are totally overkill and Poser, despite all its painful flaws, if actually f**king amazing. This is a big issue in Poserland I think, the total misconception of scope and the basic question: "what the hell do you actually want to achieve, you idiot?" Poser is comparatively fast, effective, simple... especially if you know the flaws. No doubt DS is too, C4D is very good too, way more pro, but still too cumbersome for my scope... I can probably put something together faster than a Maya artist using max+Poser+zBrush, and just as appealing. I do interactive comics on Deviant Art and Art of Darkness (RIP) and that demands speed. I don't see me doing that in Maya or C4D... And of course, I'm so deep into Poser I cannot just switch. Poser is still an amazing application for the small-time artist, despite the fact that it also the most painful.

So Poser doesn't end for me yet. Even if they go belly up, I'll still probably be using it for years to come purely for practical reasons. This is not me being a Poser fan-boy... no f**king way. I probably whine harder to Chuck than anyone combined, but I can get the job done with it despite everything. That's all that matters in the end.

Although I haven't been very 'vocal' abut Project E since my run-in with poser's issues, I have decided to complete it before Easter next year, come hell or high water. Why? Stubbornness... and people that apparently still want it. Everyone by now should know that there will be flaws, but I wouldn't be surprised if its only the tech-nuts that will find them. I've already started with some base texture work.

No I don't give up, although I came close many times. Here are some experimental morphs on my comic figure, and the redhead is mesh5.

"The fool is not the one that does something foolish, but the one that does nothing at all."