Originally posted by Thomk79
hmm i suppose but i think maybe someone like mossy who can make patches since his has been leaked he will probably make a new one a better one we wont be able to get to unless we pay to be in a lobby so in a way he has given us this patch as a starting point so when someone can mod it we will use his as a starting point
In a way the leak was beneficial to Mossy. Because we all see how good and stable it is, and know he has it in him to make a great patch.
The leaked patch could very well be thought of as a 'free sample'. And like any other business out there, if you give a good free sample, people will come back because they are so satisfied with what they got for free.
I know I frequently do this. If I get some software that is free but VERY good, I will usually pay for the higher end version just to support the company. Even back when I used Avast AV I was so impressed at what I got for free, I just had a urge to support the company for their amazing program that did so much but didn't cost me a dime. And even though upgrading really didn't open up many new features, I still paid for the 'premium' version.
Smart businesses do this because they know it works. If you stick your neck out and give something away for free, it will pay off in the long run. Especially if that free something is incredibly good. Because people aren't used to getting good free stuff. Usually all things free have some catch or serious limitations. And when they don't, a certain relationship and trust is formed with the customer and that company.
A good example of this is mediafire.com. I just recently found out about this site, and I am very impressed. Even with the free version you have unlimited bandwidth, unlimited downloads, unlimited uploads and have a max individual file limit of 200MB. For something that is FREE, it is simply beyond amazing. Not to mention the site is very well made and you aren't bombarded with pop-up ads, long waiting times and download/upload limits like all the other free hosting websites out there. Just for this reason, I am probably going to end up going with the Pro version to support the site. I don't even host that many files, but I still want to support them because of how impressed I am with what they are giving away for free.
So for the patch makers around here, consider 'free samples' as a viable option. Especially if you are capable of doing much more.