Bit of an update for those interested: Blender roadmap 2.7, 2.8 and beyond http://code.blender.org/index.php/2013/06/blender-roadmap-2-7-2-8-and-beyond/
Sort of, what I was told was to use the multires modifier to subdivide about 2-4 times , collapse, then add a new multires for the rest of your divisions.
Afaik the default shortcut thing is due in 2.5 beta 2. Same for bmesh. So theoretically the next release should fix a fair amount of the problems that people have with it.
I just wanted to add my blender 2 cents. Really loving the modelling improvements that are going on. http://youtu.be/b-Hf-8UEmDI https://sketchfab.com/show/qOoeSRwJxY9f51be4XwOMBhsTQr
What? 3DS is a short-cut nightmare and it's slow going from menu to menu trying to select the next function you want to use. Blender has all of the most used tools on easy to reach short cuts and the less used tools are only a short-cut and a click away. I can set the scale tool to scale on a locked axis, 2 axes, or by…