Oh, absolutely Pen. And I didn't mean to imply people can only love or use one figure and not multiple figures. Some people have a harder time than others letting go of the mindset that if you don't look like me, and don't act like me, and don't think like me, then you are a threat and need to be treated like an enemy. Just as that type of thinking is encouraged or accepted in some countries or some parts of a country (like the US), some forums also seem to encourage or accept it ... or they don't seem to do enough to discourage it.
There are definitely things I liked about Genesis, like one figure that could be male or female, adult or child, human or creature, or any combination of those. Had Genesis worked natively in Poser, I would have embraced it.
While DS has some features I like, Poser has more, and those features are more important to me than the DS features that appeal to me. Perhaps even more importantly, the UI in Poser works for me, while the DS UI fights me every step of the way. Dawn, Dusk, Baby Luna, and Harry work beautifully for me. I don't feel limited by using just the HiveWire figures because I'm able to get any character I want by using them. I'm not at all willing to put up with the shortcomings of the Gen 4 figures, and not only is Genesis not native to Poser, I find it entirely too expensive. 15 to 20 years ago, supporting a dozen different figures wouldn't have been an issue, but it's a big issue now after half a dozen years of salary freezes working at a not for profit company.
But, I don't think other people should only use the HiveWire figures if they feel doing so limits their creativity!
I think it's great some people are able to move from DS to Poser ... with little effort. Way back in the DS 2.something and Poser 5 days, they were both so new to me it wasn't all that difficult to switch between the two programs. Then it was all about the figure for me, and DAZ figures worked the same in both DS and Poser. Since I never bought any of the DS add-ons, I started discovering DS wasn't as robust as Poser. As DS changed and became more complex, it required far more effort than I was willing to put into it. It was more effective for me to spent that time learning Poser. Who knows ... perhaps if the DS UI ever becomes as flexible for me as the Poser UI, and I have an excess of hours every day, I might decide to spend time becoming as proficient with DS as I am with Poser.
But ... that will have to wait until I retire. I'm constantly having to learn new things at work or doing things that don't come naturally to me ... AT ALL! I am SO not an accountant type person OR a statistician, and yet I spent hours every week in those roles.
Well now. Look at that. It's 6:30 am, and I've spent the night trying to catch up on the forum. Though, I did have a rather long nap earlier in the evening.
