I was using 3dsmax/vray for about 10 years and i did a ton of heavy commercial stuff in a range of 3 years.
The software is s...t
If i wanted to write scripts, i d be a programmer. Cause thats the power of 3dsmax. Other than that, doesnt even compare with c4d.
I wont say anything else other than corrupted files + constant crashes. When i started using c4d which DOESNT CRASH unless u do something very wrong or u use plugins, it was a surprise to my cg life lol. I wont even mention how smooth and logically c4d operates in most stuff. Aint perfect but good enough for a small studio like me to boost my carrier without having to worry anymore about what the project is. I know that most of the times is just doable easy inside c4d.
Long story short, Vray and now tyflow keep max floating between freelancers. Other than that is an incomplete piece of software since max 4.2 that i started out. Only big studios can take proper advantage of it, since they have a lot of scripting geniuses + technical guys.
Stay away buddy 🙂 thats my 2cents on this one, i couldnt resist writing something haha