[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

I totally agree. Abe's mod is largely functional with a couple of unfixed bugs that are irritations but don't impede functionality. I was looking for a possible replacement as an alternative to those irritations.

But at this point, I neither need or want any of your Pro features. My only motivation for buying the Pro version would because I have to do that to get the importer. So, as vauge says, you are asking us to pay for something to find out if we can even make use of the product or if it improves upon what Abe has made available for free.

I also agree with an earflier comment that this is essentially a bait and switch operation, whether or not it contravenes vb.org rules.

This is a very poor marketing strategy, ij my opinion. And please do not add insult to injury by claiming that you are "not in it for the money". If you stand by that statement, add the importer to this version. Otherwise, it is clearly utter hogwash.

Fillips answer was very eloquent, but i guess it's my job to explain our position/choice in the matter.

As stated, there is literally nothing stopping you from installing Lite and disabling abe's mod to try our product out - this solves your problem right off the bat.

There is absolutely 0 need to transfer thanks etc to see how the product functions.

As far as I can see your complaint seems to be that the pro version does something you want, but you don't want to pay for it.

I'm sorry but you're not *entitled* to anything for free. No one is forcing you to stop using abe's mod, we are not shoving this down your throat. We are here providing a free modification which does exactly what it is intended to, bug free as far as we are aware.

We also offer another version which does even more, including transfer information from old mods you may have, and for our work we ask for a fee.

Your argument of "if you're not in it for the money give us it for free" doesn't really hold water. If we were to go by your logic we would simply release everything for free. Then this would be nothing more than a hobby and we wouldn't be able to put the time and resources into making the products as well as we do.

I'm sorry you feel that us asking for money from you for something you want is somehow despicable, but I have to disagree with you there.

Just because you want something and you have to pay for it, doesn't somehow make the person charging you a bad guy, and it baffles me that any mature person could hold that attitude This isn't some neccessity of life we're withholding from you here.

Just want to add that i personally know quite a few coders who have left vb.org, and almost all of them have named ungrateful users as the reason. Complaining that something you're getting for free doesn't include MORE stuff for free? I'd say thats both rude and unreasonable personally.

Hope that clears up my personal feelings on the matter,

Iain.