@mhoye @emacsomancer Note that both of them have a certain amount of inherit level of overwhelmingness to them. Blender hasn't completely gotten past that, and maybe it can't and also provide the incredibly powerful toolbox it has; I just don't know.
But it has gotten *much better*. Some of this is because it has gone through some major overhauls, including some of it a bit jarring to long term users. Some of it is simply because Blender has achieved enough critical mass that there are a lot of resources available and the assumption is that it's "the tool" to use. But I think real work has happened and succeeded.