[AFemaleProdigy]

After reading this, I am a little nervous about buying the new vb5. I have been using vb since it was a baby. I was not too thrilled when they changed the structure of the template system and introduced the replacement variable system. That took some getting used to. I am seeing a lot of complaints, but I wonder how many people are happy with it and just don't say so?

I have a new website to build with high expectations and while I would like to stick with what I know works and what I know will offer the most support and mods, I do not want to start building on something that may soon be outdated and obsolete. I would hate to get rolling with another vb4 site and find that the newer versions turn out to be much better. Too much work involved in upgrading when you customize like I do. Not to mention I am taking on a high rolling competitor who is using an older vB, so I want to be 10 steps ahead with the latest software.

I was poking around in the demo and did see there are some new features and changes in there. I would say anyone asking what the differences are should thoroughly test the demo. No way to really get an idea how it will perform with heavy traffic though.

I would also think that those upgrading will probably run into more bugs than those doing a clean install. Especially if their site has been customized and has plugins installed. Something to keep in mind when listening to people having trouble with the program. Wonder what the ratio of complaints on clean installs vs upgrades are?

I think I will bite the bullet and go for it. Fingers crossed. :erm: