[lukevanoort]

The tutorials that come with 3DS Max are VERY good--better than those of other software I have used. Spending money on other 3rd party tutorials is a waste of money, Autodesk/discreet's are excellent as is. I imagine you might learn some tricks and cool practices from the DVDs that 3DS Max's tutorials don't teach, but that info could probably be found by just reading a few forums and stuff on the internet.