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**hushypushy** · April 21st, 2007

I really dislike plugin packs, and here's why:

1. Laziness. I really hate laziness. How hard is it to download the plugins that you need and look up a config? Even if you're lazy, you can play most games out there with OGL at the Nice preset. Hell, you can do Peops at the Nice preset and play pretty much everything.
2. Plugin packs are easily outdated. Pete could release a new version of something tomorrow and then your entire pack is out of date.
3. Corruption. The easiest way to ensure you're getting the proper file is to get it from the proper source.
4. Putting too many plugins is bad. The emulator will check every single plugin, and if there is some sort of glitch (which is more likely the more plugins you shove in there), it will freeze the emulator. That's a stupid thing that can be easily avoided by just not having useless plugins.
5. Your configuration, sorry to say, is not magic. A lot of people think they have found the magic buttons, the magic configuration, the magic graphics. No, you haven't. Every single setting in these plugins is digital. There is no analog button tweaking, no creative control. It's possible for me to use the exact same settings as you.
6. You simply do not need so many plugins. Period. I only use OGL, OGL2, and Peops software, and that's it. There's no reason to use any other plugin unless there is a problem with another one. And even so, using a plugin doesn't guarantee success, you still have to configure it. There are some people who can figure out emulator settings on their own, but the majority of people (take a look at how many posts we get on PSX troubleshooting) need their hand held because it's too confusing. Confusion is a key word here. You think you're helping by providing EVERYTHING all at once...but to say that your plugin pack is "help" is like saying you made your favorite CD more "efficient" by listening to every song at the same time

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April 21st, 2007	#4 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	I really dislike plugin packs, and here's why: 1. Laziness. I really hate laziness. How hard is it to download the plugins that you need and look up a config? Even if you're lazy, you can play most games out there with OGL at the Nice preset. Hell, you can do Peops at the Nice preset and play pretty much everything. 2. Plugin packs are easily outdated. Pete could release a new version of something tomorrow and then your entire pack is out of date. 3. Corruption. The easiest way to ensure you're getting the proper file is to get it from the proper source. 4. Putting too many plugins is bad. The emulator will check every single plugin, and if there is some sort of glitch (which is more likely the more plugins you shove in there), it will freeze the emulator. That's a stupid thing that can be easily avoided by just not having useless plugins. 5. Your configuration, sorry to say, is not magic. A lot of people think they have found the magic buttons, the magic configuration, the magic graphics. No, you haven't. Every single setting in these plugins is digital. There is no analog button tweaking, no creative control. It's possible for me to use the exact same settings as you. 6. You simply do not need so many plugins. Period. I only use OGL, OGL2, and Peops software, and that's it. There's no reason to use any other plugin unless there is a problem with another one. And even so, using a plugin doesn't guarantee success, you still have to configure it. There are some people who can figure out emulator settings on their own, but the majority of people (take a look at how many posts we get on PSX troubleshooting) need their hand held because it's too confusing. Confusion is a key word here. You think you're helping by providing EVERYTHING all at once...but to say that your plugin pack is "help" is like saying you made your favorite CD more "efficient" by listening to every song at the same time __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.