[chopin2256]

Right now my users are getting used to zoints. Now if vB offers a social networking aspect how will that effect development of zoints (zoints is an example). And because zoints is widely used, will there be a conversion script (once again, zoints is an example).

There is a major difference between Zoints and this. Zoints isn't a standalone, I have asked, and tried to obtain a license, but the developers never got back to me. For example, the only way Zoints will run on your system is if you have their key. You also cannot remove their copyright, since it is a free model. This is not ideal if you plan for the future or if you wish to brand your site. Since Vbulletin is offering their paid hack, webmasters will own the license, and they can furthermore choose to pay extra to remove VBulletin branding. As a result, this product will be a standalone, unlike Zoints. This is a huge difference if you are like me and need full control over your business, or community. This is the only reason why I do not choose to use Zoints, and am waiting for this paid hack.

So to answer your question, the more serious webmasters should probably choose this Vbulletin hack, and the hobbyists can probably just stick with Zoints. You do get free traffic with Zoints after all. But developed sites already get traffic, and may not want Zoints traffic. Furthermore, some forum owners such as myself may want to keep communities internal.