When comparing MilkShape vs bforartists, the Slant community recommends bforartists for most people. In the question“What is the best 3D modeling software?” bforartists is ranked 16th while MilkShape is ranked 27th.
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Pros
Pro Cheap to obtain
At a cost of just $35 (or 25 euros) it is not that expensive in order to obtain access to the program.
Pro Based on Blender, but more user-friendly
Pro Very stable, based on the Blender master
They pull their code from the Blender master.
Pro Not so stressfull to the eyes
Even 10 minutes in Blender can cause a headache. Alone the colored icons are worth the migration. Everything is dull and grey in grey. The monochrome icons in Blender was one of the worst design decisions ever. It's like you tell a programmer that in the future you have monochrome syntax highlighting in the code because it looks newer and fresher. That's a usability disaster.
Cons
Con Slow updates
Somewhat abandoned.