Dave-So opened this issue on Aug 20, 2009 · 374 posts
Acadia posted Thu, 20 August 2009 at 6:28 PM
I don't mind a few clicks to get a good freebie :)
However, I think the fact that Renderosity is forcing people to use Renderosity as their file host for future freebies is going to see some people not posting their freebies here anymore. I saw in the comments for the announcement that EnglishBob has already said he won't be posting freebies here anymore because he wants to keep hosting his freebies on his own site. I'm sure others will be doing the same thing, which means that some good freebies are not going to be readily available unless you are aware of the creator's particular website and check there often. As mentioned in other threads, most people don't like to roam around looking for things and prefer a "one stop shop" when looking for something.
I think Renderosity should make it an option that you can either use Renderosity's server or not. Those who don't have web host space will take advantage of that, those that have their own would continue to host their own. Forcing everyone to conform will result in some people essentially "leaving".
"It is good to see ourselves as
others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we
are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to
say." - Ghandi