Hello,
i think Carrara is a very good software, because the pricing and the features of Carrara are really good. Please look the other Programs like C4D or Max, there you will spend a lot of money to get that what Carrara give you for the "little" price.
Note: Network Rendering, SSS, GI, Coustics, Physics, Particles, Landscape and Treemodeler, volumetric clouds and so on...
Every software has some bugs and Carrara too. But i see the fair pricing of Carrara and then i can only say:
For hobbyists that is THE Software you have to buy. Only Studios like Pixar or someone else look after Maya or Softimage etc...
Whatever... Carrara is a great software for me, and this combined with Hexagon a very good allround solution
See you
MRK-X2