As a person who has been using this software for a really long time (Hours on record is actually misleading, I used it a lot on offline mode, so multiply it by 2) I can tell you it's one of the best tools you can have at your disposal, and here's some of the reasons to why

1. Blender is completely free, anyone can use it as opposed to Maya or similar which require you to pay a LOT of money every year, going into the 4 digits, Blender offers a really similar experience for nothing

2. It offers anything you need for 3D modeling, and not only that, it gives the user the ability to add plug-ins, which can make the experience a lot smoother and faster, and you can make your own plug-ins as well. With these plug-ins you can do stuff such as importing and exporting Source Engine files (models, maps) or making some stuff more streamlined, it really gets you moving

3. It runs on damn near anything, some months ago my main desktop died and I had to settle with a really underpowered laptop (Intel pentium 2.30ghz, Intel HD Graphics), and it could run, better yet, it runs smoothly even with subdivision surface on 2 (as long as you don't go too overboard), so even with a really crappy setup you can still work in Blender

3. Cycles render mmmmm, truly beautiful, it makes everything look fantastic, at the cost of a lot longer render times that is, can't say the same with internal render tho, it sucks, although with 2.8 it got replaced with Evee, which is like a lite version of Cycles, still looking good with decent render times

4. The layout is extremely customizable, I'm not only talking about colors of the windows, everything you see can be changed to your liking, and there are various presets for multiple tasks which is always nice

The drawback to all of it of course is that it's not user friendly, and it's gonna take you a while to understand many things, but learning about said things will open you many windows. And the best part about it being free is that there are many, many guides about pretty much anything, and the community in the forums can also help you solve problems if you ever get stuck with anything (Which you will, but that's the process of learning)

Overall it's a great tool for beginners and experienced people, I really recommend you to give it a try

As a person who has been using this software for a really long time (Hours on record is actually misleading, I used it a lot on offline mode, so multiply it by 2) I can tell you it's one of the best tools you can have at your disposal, and here's some of the reasons to why 1. Blender is completely free, anyone can use it as opposed to Maya or similar which require you to pay a LOT of money every year, going into the 4 digits, Blender offers a really similar experience for nothing 2. It offers anything you need for 3D modeling, and not only that, it gives the user the ability to add plug-ins, which can make the experience a lot smoother and faster, and you can make your own plug-ins as well. With these plug-ins you can do stuff such as importing and exporting Source Engine files (models, maps) or making some stuff more streamlined, it really gets you moving 3. It runs on damn near anything, some months ago my main desktop died and I had to settle with a really underpowered laptop (Intel pentium 2.30ghz, Intel HD Graphics), and it could run, better yet, it runs smoothly even with subdivision surface on 2 (as long as you don't go too overboard), so even with a really crappy setup you can still work in Blender 3. Cycles render mmmmm, truly beautiful, it makes everything look fantastic, at the cost of a lot longer render times that is, can't say the same with internal render tho, it sucks, although with 2.8 it got replaced with Evee, which is like a lite version of Cycles, still looking good with decent render times 4. The layout is extremely customizable, I'm not only talking about colors of the windows, everything you see can be changed to your liking, and there are various presets for multiple tasks which is always nice The drawback to all of it of course is that it's not user friendly, and it's gonna take you a while to understand many things, but learning about said things will open you many windows. And the best part about it being free is that there are many, many guides about pretty much anything, and the community in the forums can also help you solve problems if you ever get stuck with anything (Which you will, but that's the process of learning) Overall it's a great tool for beginners and experienced people, I really recommend you to give it a try