CompuServe Messages

Bob, I agree with you. I don't mind looking into a manual once in a while for codes. I also feel that people will crack software no matter what you do. Dongles are a waste, and are just a pain to deal with when you have more than one package that uses them. God forbid you have to use the port for something else! Speaking of 3DS, I was talking with a buddy in Software Etc about the latest version of 3DS that we were waiting for a few months ago (we got it from AutoDesk developer support program). Someone overheard us, and told us they already had a cracked copy, and we could call the BBS and download it if we had something in return! I told them that I worked for a software company, and perhaps they would let SPA call the bbs… They said they were kidding and left the store! This just goes to show you that a dongle didn't help AutoDesk. However, us, the "good guys", were stuck using one during development! Manual lookups are ok, as long as they don't force you to search and actually read the maual 🙂 A few weeks ago I bought Ultima 8:Pagan (very short game BTW), and found it a pain becuase I was forced to read the manual <g>. Hell, I wanted to jump right in and play. At least it only asked you questions at the start of the game, not at multiple points like the older Ultima's.