I'm only an occasional visitor to the forums these days but I have dropped in now and then to follow the development of this figure over recent years and have seen the project change a grow but have never felt misled at any stage. Nor did I ever expect not to pay for it in some capacity - loss leader figures only work for creators who can either churn out large amounts of content by themselves and/or who are in a position to profit from the supporting work of other creators. Like DAZ3D - it's a great strategy for them but for an independent, not a realistic one.

When it was released, I noted that there was a free version but considered that at $30, the full package was a bit of a bargain, so I happily paid and as it is a good product, I feel the creator has earned any money he makes. To put the price in perspective, it's only $5 more than I've paid for some individual Blackhearted morph/textures sets when they were on sale - which I still consider very reasonably priced. So $30 doesn't seem like much, even on my limited budget - a couple of books, or a cartoon show.

I don't know about greater goods or saving the Poserverse - I just see a product I like at a price I think is fair and that I can afford. Unless someone has suffered harm, life is a little short to get upset about it. Maybe try a private conversation to work things out?