Unless there is a condition that check for such things to include wildcards or something along those lines.

Sometimes two queries are better then one big one, it all depends on the code and how the db is laid out..

In fact no one has seen the new code yet, so at this point we are all flying blind. ;)

from what i've gathered, you'd probably get a plug-in spot either side of your query (the ones you're most likely to edit) and at that point you could as yours with a conditional leaving theirs in the else ;)

Not that I know but I think queries are going to be centralized and sanity checked automatically which makes plugin hacks automatically more secure and you can pull variables in easily without adding new queries. I'm just guessing from what I've read here and there.

Also, it would appear that most of the current vB3 hacks may actually work in 3.5 as you can switch on a "legacy" mode which makes it use the older none-plugin system code - this will make the code less optimized but old hacks will appear to work until you upgrade them. Again, I cannot confirm this, as I've only read this somewhere.

its not gunna be easy to install hacks on 3.5!!!!cuz us coders and designers and hackers love to modify the hell out of our boards ;p so we gunna make it as complicated as we can.

j/k im kinda anticipating this rls.

/me stares and chants "open open open open"

The decision has more or less been finalised. Pending last minute changes I will make the formal announcement regarding vB 3.5 beta hacks in 24 hours. ;)

It's official:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=82489