I agree with all of this. A clothes editor is a better idea. Pose editor is going to lead to many unforeseeable issues; especially if it can be hacked.
N/M -- was having patcher issues, but figured it out. There was an "underlayer" of Virus Protection I had to turn off. Still, this was a frustrating re-installation. As you were.
Haven't looked through all of the thread, but has an LFG (Looking For Group) feature, like in other multiplayer games, ever been suggested? Might be an interesting option for those who are less inclined toward PDAs, no?
I had an issue like this when I first installed it. The installation got interrupted somehow. The problem was the Uninstaller was not erasing the initial folder that was created with the faulty installation. I deleted that folder, then ran the installer again, and everything went fine. - xRogueWolfx