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ramprage
10-14-2005, 02:13 PM
I'm using vB 3x currently on a med size forum (5500 members) with a bunch of custom hacks and Photopost.

Is it worth the trouble to upgrade to 3.5? I'm thinking no.
Andreas
10-14-2005, 02:27 PM
1000%
bigmonay2k
10-14-2005, 02:41 PM
I'm using vB 3x currently on a med size forum (5500 members) with a bunch of custom hacks and Photopost.

Is it worth the trouble to upgrade to 3.5? I'm thinking no.

I was thinking the samething, plus some of the hack they hack here didn't even upgrade to 3.5 :ermm:
NxTek
10-14-2005, 03:01 PM
Is it worth the trouble to upgrade to 3.5? I'm thinking no.I'd say yes if most/all of your hacks have been ported. Upgrading vB from 3.5.0 is supposedly going to be much easier.
mholtum
10-14-2005, 03:08 PM
It was a breeze. I install a fresh copy of 3.5.0 and used impex. total of ten minutes.
NxTek
10-14-2005, 03:11 PM
Sure, it's a breeze if you don't have any/many hacks installed. heh
ramprage
10-14-2005, 10:04 PM
Ok,

Most people are saying go to 3.5, can you explain why? I mean is it worth the headache of upgrading for features I won't use?
mholtum
10-14-2005, 10:46 PM
Sure, it's a breeze if you don't have any/many hacks installed. heh

I had over 100 customizations installed. I am now installing all of the ones I had as I port them over.
davidw
10-15-2005, 11:20 PM
It was no problem - I even set up a test site/database to ensure it - there were a couple small issues, but nothing that couldn't be resolved. And best yet, my 3.0 style transferred to 3.5 :D
Boofo
10-15-2005, 11:26 PM
Ok,

Most people are saying go to 3.5, can you explain why? I mean is it worth the headache of upgrading for features I won't use?

You'll probably use more of the features than you think you will. 3.5.0 is the only way to go. The plug-in/product system alone is enough reason to upgrade.
Ted S
10-15-2005, 11:29 PM
You'll probably use more of the features than you think you will. 3.5.0 is the only way to go. The plug-in/product system alone is enough reason to upgrade.

Agreed. The new inline moderation and posting features are nice but they weren't enough to motivate me to upgrade. However, the thought of being able to upgrade in the future without worrying about redoing hacks -- that alone was worth the effort. Now that my upgrade is complete I'm realizing how many other benefits there are.