Why is everyone saying GPG now sucks and they're all leaving?
This looks like one group stealing and being proud of it, and they come here to wind up the members here. Just ignore them. Do you think heading off to some other forum and releasing your work there will stop leeching?
Leeching is something that will always happen. Usually it can be sorted out nicely but theres always some who will be proud to rip others off. So do you stop doing some thing you enjoy just because of one bunch of disrespectful people?
Our great leader would waffle something about letting the leechers win.
The last few weeks we've seen the release of an STR, a Midland and two Ferraris (one beta) that have been outstanding quality and I am more than happy to wait till next March to get 2007 versions of the same cars. Leechers survive through demand and with peoples support. I won't be downloading any new cars that are either leeched, or propbably not even the ones based on Teraur's cars.
I'm going to be happy using hte 2006 mods post season set for my 2007 season, and I'll update it when the real cars are released. Maybe I'll have a go at some liveries myself, or maybe some of the authors of 06 cars will release updates, but a nice old car is better than a leeched new one.
The point... don't support leeching.
Back to my first point about GPG, this site has been up probably for over 10 years and its been my GPx home from day one and I'd like to thin kit always will be.
I don't know Stephan but he's done an amazing job to provide us with this place, not to mention the others involved with keeping the site up (Bruno, tux, dave ellis, mortal, vader, morbid and many others) so if you think leaving here will solve the problems then try to leave quietly and show some respect for Stephan and the crew that have provided this free place for so long.
Don't take every bad thing as an excuse to kill GPG. GPG bashing has always been popular with departing members and I've always hated to see people trying to drag the ship down with them.
As for GP4Spain, the way you guys carry on is very sad and pretty unnecessary. I don't think theres some big war between you and GPG. Theres a small group here who bite at your flames but there's a much larger group who don't. Why not try to be nice?
It sems alot of your work is based on other authors work so why constantly antagonise them? Why not ask for permission? Build up some good relationships? I'm sure, even after all the crap, theres is still room to work together - one thing I've noticed about the people at GPG is that they are very willing to forget the past and move on.
On a personal note I hate leeching as much as anyone and have worked with Zaz on file locks and other anti leeching things. I don't like the idea of locks. I'd hate to download something and not be able to view it in photoshop or zmodeler, but thats stilla better option than not downloading it.
I'm not sure exactly how the lock is but the idea is to make it non CSM dependable so maybe some should try that?
And the final word - really
- last year we saw a heap of new stuff released, and I can see atleast 4 or 5 really great mods on the horizon, I have beta versions of about 6 or 8 stunning tracks too, and guess where you'll here about the release first
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Tony