What has me worried about the DS5 update is...

So far all I have heard (and granted I haven't been paying that much attention to all of the noise) is the update is to upgrade things behind the scenes. That DS4 was using old, out of date frameworks, etc. And to get the software working on Macs.

I haven't heard anything about any new features. I have heard how all of the plug ins will need to be updated, etc. etc.

Anytime software gets to the point where the mantra is "we update or we kill the software, we have no choice" I get worried. I've been on the inside as well as the outside of that situation. In my experience it happens because no investment has been made in keeping the resource current and / or the expertise to do this work was lost.

This seems to be reinforced by the number of "innovations" that have been incorporated into DS vs. the number of add ons that come from vendors. The last two native innovations I can think of were Iray and cloth simulation. Those were years ago and since then, not much has changed.

It doesn't help that a lot of the plugs I use are abandoned. Either because the PA has moved on or the PA has really moved in, like off of this mortal coil.

DAZ doesn't seem to care about old purchases, just what need purchases they can get. So I don't have much hope that any mind will be given to things that are broken.