Quote - I think that people that use this software invest a lot of time and money into it, sort of like they do their relationships or their children. Most use it every day. It's no wonder then that they develop a sort of affinity for it. As for most pro end software (and you pros will have to forgive me, but I've seen it time and again) is more a snobbery than a rabid devotion. Poser users, Daz users, Blender users are more or less pond scum to some of the people that were lucky enough to have the funds, the talent and the time to have one of the big boys ;) Didn't go to school for 3D? Tsk, tsk. Go crawl back under your rock ;).

Me? I don't give a rat's petutie what you use as long as it gets the job done or the amount of schooling thereof ;).

Laurie

I have to say, I don't see much snobbery going on these days, maybe BECAUSE of blender, and the great works coming out of there, the cost of the software is clearly not indicative of the quality that is produced.  Perhaps it depends on what forums you visit, but the true professionals don't display much snobbery, althought they will display devotion to whatever their studio is using at times.

I see that a lot of what can be percieved as snobbery, actually, coming from youngsters who more than likely got their copy of Maya from the pirate sites, and think they are suddenly studio professionals.  The times, when I have seen that snobbery occur, were often times when hobbyists posted their work in pro forums, fully expecting the same reactions they get from all their friends at the hobbyist sites, and then getting all jacked out of shape when they get their work blasted with criticism.

I'll tell you, the reason I deserted my profile and portfolio over at DA last year, was because of Blender fanboys, and how they were constantly trying to bash anyone who had anything to say about Blender, if it wasn't purely high praise.  This was especially true if you were a 3dsmax user.  There were a group of about 4 or 5 users over there who were unbelievably devoted to Blender, and weren't very nice to anyone posting in certain groups there, who used 3dsmax, and posted technical commentary about the creation of their work.

There's a very good article on CGCookie, in fact, which addresses the Blender fanboy issue, so it's not just my observations and experiences...

http://cgcookie.com/blender/2012/08/18/how-to-be-a-positive-member-of-the-blender-community/

Quote: "In short, the Blender community has a lot to be proud of. However, the community has one big downfall, it’s users. The majority of Blender users are friendly, responsible, and contribute to the community and the software in positive ways. There is, however, a small minority of users that do more harm to the community and Blender’s reputation than good. This group of users are generally referred to as the “Blender Fans.” They are the users that refuse to hear anything bad about Blender and will standup in blind support of it, regardless of what the issue at hand might be. As is common with these small minority groups, they also speak the loudest and often give a false impression of Blender and its community."

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Tools :  3dsmax 2015, Daz Studio 4.6, PoserPro 2012, Blender v2.74

System: Pentium QuadCore i7, under Win 8, GeForce GTX 780 / 2GB GPU.