Hi Charles, Well, I don't hold anything against Justin personally, but after this incident I will not buy from any audio game developer who uses a hardware based key system. While I know the reasons for tighter security, the desire to cut down on piracy, but that does not justify selling someone a game with no way to license it after the developer is gone. If Justin had stuck to a name and key system there would be no need for Justin to sell his key generator and much less all the controversy about him going out of business because a customer could just stick his/her name and key into the registration box and be assured it will work for years to come. As long as you don't lose your reg info a user name and registration key is the most practical way to insure a piece of software can still be used by a customer if a developer is no longer able to offer support for the product. So I'm definitely apposed to hardware specific keys now at least as far as small shareware companies goes.
Its one thing if you have a huge corporation like Microsoft and another thing when it is a one or two man operation. With Microsoft if you need a new key for say Windows 8 they might charge you an arm and a leg for it but you can pretty sure the company won't pack up and close their doors tomorrow. With a one or two man operation as we have seen many times they are usually here today and gone tomorrow. Alchemy Game Studios, BSC Games, DanZ Games, etc are cases in point of how temporary one or two man operations can be. So buying a product using a hardware key system is a very questionable prospect in our market. Cheers! On 4/22/13, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: > I will bet that if he decides to reopen his business in the future, even if > > he comes out with new games, his current actions will drastically cut into > sales. I, for one, would be hesitant to purchase from a company based on > his current actions. Although he is making the software and key generator > available, I would think that, given the fact that most gamers in this > community are low income, more time should be given before closing the > doors. JMO. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. --- 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.
