3d character modeling help needed

Low poly or smooth? For a game or animation? There is loads of tutorials on the net. This is how I’ve leaned 3DC.Basicly all you’ll realy get are extrusions, edge, face and vertex pushing and pulling in most tutorials and I think that all the modeling packages can do this. Once you get used to the tools I think is fairly east to create everything in 3DC. Have you used 3DC much and if so what kind of work have you done with it. I would realy like to make a tutorial on creating low-poly character. Also to show how to unwrap, bone and animate the character. If I can find the time I will try and start this soon. <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>

I need to make 3d character models, need to know how to do this? Is there tutorial on character modeling for 3DC, would poser be easier? Is there another program out there that is better, cheaper, free?

Thank you in advance.