I currently use P4. Have downloaded quite a few freebies in the way of textures and characters and props and so on. I've noticed that virtually all of the best images do NOT use the P3 or P4 characters, but use a market figure like Vicky or Mike, etc. I've avoided them for ONE reason... economy (which I'm sure many of you understand). I've also heard that if you purchase one of them you often get yourself into a situation where you can't really use them unless you also buy other needed add-ons. Are the V3 Head Morph Pack and V3 Body Morph Pack and Poser Pro Pack such needed items? Other advice I am looking for is this: What would you recommend as a better character base to work with than the Posette? Do ALL of the better characters require a Vicky model of some sort (seems like they do); like do you have to have a Vicky to use Stephanie? and if I must get a Vicky, which one? And then, which follow-up characters do you recommend? Like "Evolution Eve" is a texture map, correct? and doesn't include morphs or such to change the "shape" of Vicky? But then, Wyrmmaster's Voluptuous Vicky is more than that and DOES include morphs, correct? I guess what I am looking for is your suggestions on 1) Most of all, what would minimally necessary? 2) What is easy to learn to use? 3) What looks great? and 4) What would give me the best value for my dollar? and finally 5) what is YOUR favorite character/texture/morph and why?