If you base the value of an upgrade on one feature then your chances of being disappointed are a lot higher than most. I don't think it's fair to gauge the overall worthiness of a software upgrade on one feature.

As for whether or not the upgrade will be worth every dollar you paid for it, I've paid $495 to $895 for upgrades (not full versions) that didn't have every single feature that I had wished for, or that still had bugs in it and required 2 or 3 patches. (LightWave and 3DS Max come to mind). But you know what? When comparing the value of all of the new features to those that I wished for, the new features won out.

You will get out of any software package what you put in to it. I've seen some amazing renders in the galleries by people who have taken the time to learn the materials room in Poser 5 ... and I suspect with the new lighting and rendering features the quality of the renders will hit the roof in the right hands.

Message edited on: 03/19/2005 14:12