Marque opened this issue on Mar 03, 2002 ยท 43 posts
VirtualSite posted Sun, 03 March 2002 at 12:25 PM
When I look at him I see him as a pretty well stocked character uhm... okay. I would kill for a decent tailored three piece suit for Mike. I know that Poserworld has one, but it's all one piece. Give me one that's in separate parts and DOESN'T look like David Byrne's Big White Suit from Stop Making Sense. Beyond that: things with a little more contemporary flair. All of Mike's stuff is hopelessly trapped in the "classic" look: polo shirts, suspenders, sweaters, and the like. But IMHO the few attempts at doing something like the greatcoat used in Matrix have failed in capturing the structure of it. Need inspiration? Pick up a copy of Details or Homme Vogue. But face it: if you go beyond the usual RPG outfits and the basic clothing packs, what have you got? Not much. We got "Barbarian Vickie" and "Dread Pirate Vicky" and more damn Vicky lingerie than you can shake a stick at, and if the Mystery Model is indeed yet another Vicky variant, then my initial statement stands: they should just align with Mattel and rename Vickie Barbie. And I'm not surprised we can't find more materials for Mike -- or the P4Guy, for that matter. As I've long maintained, the overwhelming majority of Poser users seem to be guys who can't get a date. =) Unless someone else can explain the overwhelming amount of "oooo sexy..." stuff out there for everyone's favourite cyber blowup doll. It just never ceases to amaze me that people complain that this program isn't taken seriously by professionals while forgetting just what's out there for it. Right now, it's every little boy's low-cost Fantasy Machine, and any attempts to make it a little more professional just continue to get lost in that obvious little fact.