I highly doubt it's you. I'm quite new to the 3d world, I've plated around in max a few times but it just wasn't a very nice environment to work in, for me anyway.
I'm a 2D animator and game designer (By Hobby), and I've been using Moho AKA Anime Studio for years now but there comes a time where having character rotating and moving in diffrent directions is a real pain in 2D. I just figured that if I build a Character once in 3D that's all I have to do.
Picture this. Draw 25x the same character in diffrent views to get him to do a kick, or build him once and make him learn complete martial arts.
Personally I find 3D easier in a way, maybe not the character creation part of it, but overall reusable characters that you can use for anything is a definate.
And of course with the toon filter on apparently I can make it look 2D so there we go.
Right now I'm on a loaner version of A:M to test out and learn some things to show the school I want to get it for.
Any Idea when 2008 will come out? I don't really want to get 2007 if I have to pay another $100 if 2008 is just around the corner...