"...but people want realism"

No, they want beauty.

And fun.

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If you need true Photorealism, just download Blender or whatever else is out there.

But it's only a small minority of "Nerdy McNerds" that for their own ego boost need Poser to be "Just like the PROOOOS".

Unfortunately the owners of Poser thought that that was a good idea.

(Studio made the same mistake, but eventually realized their error)

If Poser had put all their efforts into providing this community with better figures the moment Genesis "happened", we wouldn't have threads like this.

We'd be too busy enjoying those figures, making and downloading freebies for them and generally having a good time.

The point of Poser was never to cater to the (wannabe) pros.

The point was to cater to the rank amateurs.

Dork and Posette were so easy to use and modify that literally everyone could participate.

Poser completely lost its spirit.

Have fun discussing the pros and cons of professional render engines.

See how much sales this will bring to Rendo.

I rather play with my old and obsolete figures using less-than-realistic Firefly and generally having a good time.

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For the record:

I do not care what render engine Poser uses.

If it works JUST AS WELL as Firefly, does, ON MY MACHINE, fine!

But better figures are the #1 priority.

But hey, Poser is not my responsibility.

I did not buy it and I don't need it to make money to pay my rent.

This once thriving community is 90% destroyed already, I'm pretty sure you manage to alienate the rest of those who still care, too.