Legacy Update Was Heartless

"IreneLudwig;c-17314398" wrote:

"Mecholi;d-968773" wrote:
The update erased years of work… I didn’t even know it would happen until after it did. I can’t afford a new laptop but I’ve spent countless hours contributing to the gallery and now I can’t even look at it. All my work is gone… I’m really disappointed in who ever made the call- because from the look of things anyone who couldn’t afford the transfer is dead to the company. All our time, trust, and emotional investment amounts to nothing after one update.

While this post wasn't flattering I hope you'll let it stand. I feel betrayed by my favorite brand, I'm very upset, and I'd like to use this post to mourn the loss of years of creative expression.

I agree with you, @Mecholi. What I find particularly infuriating is that, even if we knew that this Legacy Update was bound to happen sooner or later, they never told us when exactly it was gonna happen.
I find this lack of transparency insulting. Now, players like us who can't afford a new laptop (mine is a late 2011 Mac Book Pro that still works like day 1) are stuck with a buggy mess of a game. What are we even supposed to do without access to the Gallery? It seems to me that they are alienating a portion of their own fans without paying attention to our financial and emotional involvement to this game.
Sorry if I sound like a negative Nancy, I just needed to get that off my chest.

No worries about negativity- I 100% came here to vent my disappointment/frustration and felt much better after doing so, (I think it's healthier to vent)

I didn't notice right away because on older laptops the game was a buggy mess so I primarily played it as a gallery creator. But when I went back to assess the damage I found that the game actually runs now, even on my old mac book. (although the settings will only go so high)

I'm still upset about losing access to the gallery :pensive: after all it's how I learned to love and embrace the 4th edition (expanding my page with attention and care)...

So by all means vent your negativity, It's a difficult transition for anyone without the option to run 64bit. Either you already paid for the game, accepted it's bugginess, and embraced/turned to the gallery your no longer allowed to participate in. Or you already paid for the game, it ran well enough, but now your suddenly overwhelmed with a series of confusing and unwarranted technical difficulties.

Vent and Feel Better (and double check to see if the game actually runs now it might take the edge off of things)