Keeping The Game Alive
So this was a random thought I had after going through totally legal, totally unquestionable means to obtain the ultimate collection instead of the legacy collection.
Enjoying everything I love about the game. Playing my fave hoods. Building a hood from scratch and then the thought came to my head.
How do we keep this game alive?
Specifically this version of the game, because it goes without saying the legacy version has let us down in bringing a version of the game that didnt need patches and graphics rules makers and rpc's to get it to run on modern hardware. Because they somehow made a less enjoyable version in the process of making that game.
They also showed they wont hesitate to scrub everything they can find of anything pre legacy collection from the internet and make it harder to get the version of the game we want.
Add to the fact that modern hardware will only get better as time goes forward. I wonder if a time comes where the steps needed to get this thing to run becomes more trouble than it is worth and it becomes legacy edition or bust...and seeing how EA will do EA things. I think we can all envision a future where legacy edition gets abandoned as well.
Now this is not a future we necessarily need to worry about with any immediacy. But I think it is one we need to discuss. This community has already done incredible things to keep this game alive. Overcoming advancements in hardware. Bugs in the original release. And the greed and lack of care from a company that only cares how much money they can squeeze out of you.
The very reason the legacy edition was released was because this community refused to let TS2 die.
If you would have told me back when this game was released it would have the community it does today. I would struggle to believe you. Because thats just the nature of these things. I would jave predicted this thing being abandonware a lot sooner than it was. Which shows the quality this game has over all the others in its franchise if you ask me. I dont find myself asking "man how do we keep TS3/4 alive when they eventually get hauled overship and left at sea"
But i do with this one. And while I will continue having backups to ensure I have the capabilities to install the game on modern hardware. I imagine. Eventually. That method will stop working.