[nroach]

There's some commentary about it on the lightwave forums (http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?27757-Messiah-...) but I'm still not sure why you'd use Messiah over LW3D, Blender, or one of the more mainstream packages.

For a hobbyist, this might be a good value, but if you're looking at it for semi-pro use, it might be a better investment of time to build portable skills in a more widely adopted platform.

edit: comparison here: http://www.thepixelart.com/10-best-real-time-animation-tools...

[wtracy]

It looks like some complex animations are easier to do in Messiah. At least in the pro edition, it seems to support dynamic hair, and motion capture.