It's easy to use. You can do almost everything you want with it (even 3D). I have never met any problems, as long as you know what you are doing it should be fine. The only thing that might give some people pause would be its price tag. For my needs, it has proven itself well worth every penny. If you don't need an extremely powerful render farm for your VFX or animation projects then this software will not help you. But if you're working in either of those fields and still trying to save money where possible, this program could prove useful. I've been using it since version 2, however over the years i've learned how to get more out of it than when I first started learning how to use it back then. It really helped me learn about light and rendering environments. This was helpful because at times I had to work on projects without access to professional lighting equipment.