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Well, even though this is off topic discussing this point, I'd say it's
a damn sight better then nothing, since once an MMO shuts down, the
game is literally unplayable. :)<br>
<br>
The hacking aspect only is my statement that the technical hurdles or
problems setting up a server from the games assets, if legally acquired
for an archive or if open sourced, are minimal, evidence enough from
the hacked ones floating around.<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
<br>
Henry Lowood wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:6.2.5.6.2.20080723153436.0373db40@stanford.edu"
type="cite"><font size="3">However, I feel about a hacked server
pretty much like I do about a
cracked game -- what is the <i>archival </i>value other than for the
hacked version? Yes, you can convey valuable information about how
a game was played, but the evidentiary value is nil, since anything
could
have been changed.</font></blockquote>
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