v3Arcade (for vb 3.5) vs ibProArcade (for vb3.5)
 

<font color="Purple">Hi, I have to choose one of the following 2 arcades released in a gap of 1 day!!!

v3Arcade for vb 3.5
ibProArcade again for vb 3.5

Please post the pros and cons of both the arcades..</font>

No disrespect meant here..........

The developers of both these arcade systems have done a fantastic job in bringing their code to the masses, rather than ask outright why not spend some time reading the various threads associated with both systems ?

i agree with alfa, but you should take to note that ipbpro arcade doesnt feature a challange system, and v3arcade doesnt feature the tournament system, v3 wants to work out a tournament system, but ipbproarcade says the tournament system is enough for challanges.

Close This Thread. :) if it goes nuts.

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v3arcade
Con: Unknown security risk with games beening downloaded from somewhere and straight into your server? One bad scripting can ruin your day. ;)

Con: No uninstall feature again? Never learn to make one yet? It was a problem with the first version.

Con: Instructions? well maybe needs more time spent on it.



ibProArcade
Con: More addons. I known it just came out.

Con: No superdatabase for highscores like freeonlinegames Dot com. Just kidding.

The thread is fine as long as it stays peaceful.

Personally .. have taken a look at both, and have chosen ibpro, from the simple fact I like the look of it if I`m honest ... V3 is also a good arcade system .... Think you`ll find this is more down to personal preference that anything else ... I would suggest trying both on a test board and reach your own conclusion .. Both these guys done an excellent job

Edit: I do believe the downloading of games from v3 is purely optional and you can use it the same as any other arcade system ... I personally agree with you and would not opt to use the direct download option, however this wouldn`t stop me using v3arcade.

I think they are both brilliant systems, and the coders who built them should be congratulated.

However, I chose IBP because it seems (though I am happy to be corrected) better user permissions. Ie to encourage my members to post more I have set a minimum number of posts they need to have before they can use the arcade.

I also prefer the games management option. I can upload a stack of games to the forum when I have a free afternoon, but only enable them in small bunches every couple of weeks.

P.S. Boofo, you seem to have released a stack of games. Very much the dark horse (though everyone else probably knows and I just have had my head in the sand).

Both systems are initially great, both have some room for improvement.

We will be an ex v3arcade site tho as theres several reasons why we will be switching to ibPro

1. iBPro is a ported product if MrZ drops the project, its there for an amicable takeover.
2. iBpro for vb current developers seem to listen more to what users want impo
3. v3 staff have rules they preach on their forums yet permit staff etc to flout the rules. (this is a most dangerous situation for a product that has revenues and could end in disaster for the v3arcade community).
4. iBpro has better usergroup perms meaning more flexibility, like throw coppa users in a group and deny that group access to adult orientated game category, or if you have some major paid for flash games set the ante higher to gain access to that category or even a subscribed user group.

I dont see much difference apart from that as both support each others games altho ibpro has extra support for pnflash games. The licence reg is optional on v3 and now having had the chance to look @ v3 it can mass import old v3 games and ibpro, but it may not be able to mass import new v3 games as they could be different again, dont know for sure on that.

One more thing in ibPros favour is while it doesnt use the template system much it has a more diverse skin potential for different layouts while still using all vb styles you have.

And how did you come to this conclusion? ;)

Many, many hours of exhaustive research. I even had to have a PI track you 24/7. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/images/newsm/wink.gif

v3arcade seems to improve alot since the 3.0.x version however with the licensing stuff added in v3arcade, it somehow bothers me, whether or not they guarantee a free version forever.
because i might not know that will they just shut off the hack next time if they decided not to have any free version.

With most of the advantages of ibproarcade stated previously minus the lin-built licensing component, i choose ibproarcade to better guarantee that my arcade area wont be shut off unknowingly.

So THAT was who I left tied to a tree because he was following me. ;)

I think both authors should unite and make an arcade that has both tournaments and pm challenges.

Nifty eh? It would be one helluva arcade!!!

Also, has anyone got both of them running on a single forum? Are their any conflicts that anyone knows of?

Yeah! Boofo, we know you are busy with those game releases/conversions and keeping it hush hush. Good for you and great job by the way!
Oh, to stay on topic, I am very please with ibProArcade as well and the options and layouts are what caught my eye.

It's a bit old, but my vote would be for ibP. This has got to be one of the best systems out there, and very well thought out. With ibP , well, you can have one top score per game. V3arcade? Not so.

As far as installation goes, they're both pretty good, but ibP was the only one I could get working out of the box. v3 wouldn't even save scores. They're both bugged, but that's got to be expected in free software.

My vote is definitely for ibP here ;)

IbProArcade as modified by Gemma kicks both their asses

But then again I'm biased ;)

Gemma

I really prefer v3arcade as I find the interface much cleaner.
It has more features like ajax search, ajax comment... (only tournaments missing).
You can run ibproarcade games & v3arcade games and in the feature maybe also pnflashgames (or something like that).
And last but not least the great support you get.

I prefer v3arcade. I was using ibPro for months, and while I really like the features, after trying out the new v3 a couple of weeks ago, I had to switch.

Besides the better vBulletin integration, faster page loads and cleaner code with v3, a horrible bug showed itself in ibPro, and I couldn't find a way to fix it (even with the new release). When a member is playing a game, if they open up another game (in another browser tab), accumulate some points but don't finish that game, then go back to the first game and finish it, sometimes it will submit the score from the other game. So some games where 30 people have a top score of 2,500-3,000 would have one guy with a top score of 120,000 or whatever. Really sucked.

Actually.....not so. The new version of v3Arcade has an option to only have one top score per user, per game. Also new is a reverse scoring option, so the lowest score wins.

I myself am using V3 on 2 forums, it definitely has its issues, but John seems to be a good job phasing them out.

Cons:
Not a good mod if installing a board that has been modded allot already
I need to make a arcade link manually
Some new game errors

Pros:
Promising multi player
Back-wards compatible
Great use of Ajax
Great way to install new games
Great Awards and challenge system

Now I have yet to install IBP, so there could be something I am missing, but if it helps, we are planing on paying the $60 and going branding free :)