"Most other software has a vibrant user community"

Well I have to say I have rarely found such a quick and efficient online help than here. Where do you find a developer who will kindly write a little plugin within hours tailored to your needs without any additinal costs ? Just have a look how quick my last attempt to get help with a specific task was supported - and the gentleman who answered even offered an updated plugin / script.

Yes, MOI and its community is small. And its exactly this what makes it so efficient. Coming from Poly Modelling it took me a while to catch the spirit of MOI, but now I am a huge fan of this exceptional tool and its little but wonderful digital tribe of aficionados ;-)