[Store] Does FREE really mean FREE?

[Aion]

Against the Buddy Forum's current and past rules, some developers are still supporting their "Outside Buddy Store" donor/paid products within the official buddy forums.

Some recent customers posts and an "official" topic quoted as follows:

Due to the common name&shame net-etiquette, developer's name is censured.

Hi ******,
I can't download the updated Combat routines from your website, my username & password don't work. Already sent you an Email with my Paypal purchase info & contacted you on Skype.
Please let me know when you can help resetting my Username / Pass. Thank you!

I can't download any of my paid routines from your site ******. Attempting to go into the donor version download section throws up a weird webpage error.

Will you sell your product in Buddy Store? When?
Yes, but not at the moment.
The main reason is at the start of new season, Combat Routines need update several time a day (bug fix, improve logic...) The Buddy Store require 1+ days approval process and users can only get streamed updated version 1+ days later, it's too slow. Using download version in my website, I can fix a problem with svn update within 10 minute.
Another problem is just like App Store, Play Store... developer need to pay 30% selling price to Buddy Store - therefore they need increase selling price to end user to cover the cost. At the moment, I'm selling outside the Buddy Store, I can keep Combat Routine price reasonable ($15 each). When the product start selling via Buddy Store, the price may increase. (Users need to pay more to get the same product selling via Buddy Store)

 

[hazard]

Aion is right but maybe should make a new topic about this. Some developers are choosing the move to other bots and/or sell outside of the Buddy Store. I don't know why developers feel they have to underhand HB & Bossland? Stop breaking the rules and just enjoy what the store brings.

 

[Aion]

Aion is right but maybe should make a new topic about this. Some developers are choosing the move to other bots and/or sell outside of the Buddy Store. I don't know why developers feel they have to underhand HB & Bossland? Stop breaking the rules and just enjoy what the store brings.

This is not related to the recent Buddy Store changes, the topic above is dated from February 2015.

The whole point is about having Forum rules and to let them all be followed by anyone, they needs to cover any community developer.