Yes. Even though I know how to use it and have used it on a handful of "must-have" items like Glamorous Jessi. Because it demands a specific version of the purchased item, it's a PIA to use. For example, I don't have a clue which V3 I have and I don't care. Until I see something that requires RTEncoder and V3SAE, whateverthehell that is.

In the specific case of the MalDog, I'm very aware of its "Fixed this. Oops. Fixed that. Oops!" history (which ended, in my view, somewhat the same way the Republicans ended the Viet Nam War: Declare victory and run for the helicopters). I would assume that if I need RTEncoder, I will also end up needing some version of the dog that I didn't pick up or can't find.

I don't resent having to use it, and I use it when I have to, but I don't just shrug when I see that it is required. I feel kind of the same way I do about buying furniture that needs assembling. Wary of the unforeseen. It adds one more thing that can go wrong, and I've seen it go wrong.

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