The hands man the hands! One of the biggest distractions for me when looking at character models are the hands when they aren't in a relaxed position. It's extremely difficult to make a character believable when his hands are stuck out like he is frozen!
You don't see Borders selling second hand books. You don't see DVD shops selling second hand DVDs next to new ones. You shouldn't see game stores selling second hand games next to new ones. Especially when they run ads that promote buying second hand games over new ones. It's not about second hand. It's about where the…