Hi Dark: Agreed. I purchased Trek 2000 from GMA, and I personally don't care in the least that I paid for it years ago and now it is free. On the contrary I am glad I no longer have to put a product key in the game, and I can just install it as is. I wish more developers would do that when they abandon their commercial projects rather than just taking them down. I certainly do not feel cheated in the slightest.
Of course, one reason I don't feel cheated is that happens all the time in the mainstream world. There have been times I have gone to a store, bought something, and a few months later I see that very same item marked down in price, on sale, or in the clearance section for a lot less than I paid for it. There is no reason to get upset or angry with the store or the manufacturer. The item was either discontinued or they got a newer item to replace it and now they marked it down to get rid of it. The same concept applies to audio games except the developer has decided to give it away for free rather than selling it for a reduced price. Cheers! On 2/12/14, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Well i bought tarzan jr, trek 2000 and terraformers, all of which are now > freeware and don't care in the least. > > Even though i eprsonally always keep careful backups of everything I would > still rather that a developer cared enough about their customers to let > people continue playing the games even after they've stepped back from > active development, not the least because then new players will get a chance > > to try them, since it's not as if new audio games are being made every day > to replace what has gone before, therefore I tend to think while it is > indeed a developers prerogative to decide not to go abadonware with their > games it is a trifle selfish, since it's not as if they'll be losing revinue > > or need the money to develop more games in the future if they are intending > > to retire, , , --- * cough! bavisoft, cough bsc * cough! > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
