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Hello again, it's been a while! I've been keeping tabs on the Mondoid posts and the IWBUMS forum for some time, eager to see what new additions are coming and getting sneak peeks at content being worked on (anims and VOIP!). Largely, I've been happy with recent developments. However in this week's Mondoid, RJ made some comments in regards to save files that I found slightly concerning. I'm looking to get some clarity and open a discussion here about what the pros/cons of copy/pasting saves are. Whether or not there should be any punishments on players who do this or restrictions on the ability to do so. Are people largely against it, supportive of it or simply indifferent at large? Thanks in advance for your input! ---------------------------------------- Now with all that being said, let me present my viewpoint. As a player with a less-than-standard piece of equipment (laptop from 2012), I have issues at times with overheating and occasional crashing while playing video games. I've taken apart and reassembled this laptop at least four times, and I have the extra screws left over from my mistakes to prove it! Each time was to fix an issue with the heatsink or fan ventilation, one time being for faulty keyboard wiring. When my laptop crashes or overheats while playing Zomboid, there is a chance that my world is corrupted. It seems to happen more often than not. As a preventative measure to save myself from losing weeks worth of work on a character I have fought to keep alive, I will copy and paste my save after every few play sessions to ensure that I have a backup to go to in the event that my save file is corrupted. It gives me much ease of mind to know that I can play without worry of losing progress unfairly due to technical failure and not any fault of my own as a player. I spoke with a friend whom I play this game with about this topic, and we came to many of the same conclusions about copy/pasting a save file. When a player copy/pastes a save, it is probably for one of the following reasons: A player wants to cheat and revert death A player wants to make a backup of a world or move it to a new location (HDD transfer, file share, etc) A player wants to share their world with others (which essentially is an extension of the above) While I think it's cheap for a player to cheat and revert death, I think they should be allowed to do that if they want. There is already a creative mode and there are options to turn the player into an information sponge (exp rates) with the stamina and endurance of a Terminator with sandbox customization. There isn't a ranking system, and this game isn't competitive like titles such as DOTA or CS:GO. A player can even download a mod to give their character godlike abilities or change the game in any number of ways. So if a player wants to revert death, well, okay. Personally though, it would sour the experience beyond acceptance. A player who wants to make a backup of a world or move it to a new location should completely be allowed to do this. People make backups of work all the time: writing, coding, images, music, nearly any form of content oo media you can think of. If a player wants to ensure they don't lose their progress due to unforeseen complications, I see no reason why they should be restricted from doing so. Sharing is what we do on these forums. A player who wants to share their world with others via file transfer is simply sharing their creations and efforts with others. I see no issue with this. Put my drama in a spoiler if you're not interested in reading it.