01-04-2015, 09:52 PM
First thing, I think everyone is assuming that just because profiles are going to be encrypted, they are going to be sold. I don't think anyone has specifically come out and said that. To me, that is going hand in hand with wanting to reward contributors.
Lets say, as an example, that if the devs deem a contribution solid enough, they give that person a free month of the bot. You would want that file encrypted so that others dont just copy/paste the code into a new profile, change one or two things, and then try to do the same. That is how I am taking the announcement, and how other bots (XI bots come to mind) have done a few things in the past.
Now, it sucks if you learn by looking at other's code, sure. But I don't think it means that everything will suddenly be encrypted either.
Now, maybe i' wrong and all new profiles will cost $.99 cents per person. So what? There is a ton of code and samples out there already that people can reference and learn from already. Some massive quest duty that can do main story all the way to shiva from lvl 1 is most definitely worth my dollar. The time savings are huge and worth it.
It's just silly to jump to conclusions until the program is implemented. If you are really that paranoid, download every single script/profile that is available now as a precaution/learning tool.
ps.
As I am typing this, I am babysitting 3 mules through the main story quests using Latty's beta quest profiles. The amount of time this has saved me just in the last 2 days is more than worth a contribution. No idea if this will be released with questiong 2.0 or sold/protected, that's entirely up to Latty, but this type of script is definitely worthy of a contribution, especially due to it's complexity.
Lets say, as an example, that if the devs deem a contribution solid enough, they give that person a free month of the bot. You would want that file encrypted so that others dont just copy/paste the code into a new profile, change one or two things, and then try to do the same. That is how I am taking the announcement, and how other bots (XI bots come to mind) have done a few things in the past.
Now, it sucks if you learn by looking at other's code, sure. But I don't think it means that everything will suddenly be encrypted either.
Now, maybe i' wrong and all new profiles will cost $.99 cents per person. So what? There is a ton of code and samples out there already that people can reference and learn from already. Some massive quest duty that can do main story all the way to shiva from lvl 1 is most definitely worth my dollar. The time savings are huge and worth it.
It's just silly to jump to conclusions until the program is implemented. If you are really that paranoid, download every single script/profile that is available now as a precaution/learning tool.
ps.
As I am typing this, I am babysitting 3 mules through the main story quests using Latty's beta quest profiles. The amount of time this has saved me just in the last 2 days is more than worth a contribution. No idea if this will be released with questiong 2.0 or sold/protected, that's entirely up to Latty, but this type of script is definitely worthy of a contribution, especially due to it's complexity.