I would agree that the average hs character,even the default one > average daz character,but having good skills,you can make insane things with daz.I also want to mention how bad some daz shaders that make the skin look plastic.But here are the good examples
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I think it's because hs chara editor is pretty crappy

But at least,you can actually change something,afaik,if you want to create something really unique in daz,you need to have basic 3D sculpting skills(you probably can commission it

)which 99% of the devs don't have,so they all just buy the same already made models