Using older versions

[iamgroot 3]

Hey. I've been trying to understand why do people keep using older versions of things like FreeBSD (9.2 when latest version is 11.2), Python (2.7 when latest version is 3.7), Visual Studio (2012 when latest version is 2017 15.8) and 32-bit architecture (when 64-bit is "better"). Maybe someone can explain this, since I'm noob to this things. Wouldn't it be better to use updated versions of those things? Thank you!

[Helia01 2095]

6 hours ago, iamgroot said:

Hey. I've been trying to understand why do people keep using older versions of things like FreeBSD (9.2 when latest version is 11.2), Python (2.7 when latest version is 3.7), Visual Studio (2012 when latest version is 2017 15.8) and 32-bit architecture (when 64-bit is "better"). Maybe someone can explain this, since I'm noob to this things. Wouldn't it be better to use updated versions of those things? Thank you!

A 90% community were able to compile the source code and had at least some ideas about the language with C++. (Within a year from the moment the source code became available)

Even now, 90% of the community can not just fix the banal mistakes on the client side.
And you suggest updating the libraries of the whole game. (for the majority this is unrealistic)
And so far I have not seen one person who would have made the transition from python 2.7 to python 3+

People do not have enough knowledge.

(c) Google Translate

[iamgroot 3]

Ham, that makes sense, mate. Thank you for you answer! To see if I understood, people keep using things that are not updated because it is the only way, since most don't have the knowledge required to update them, right?

[Metin2 Dev 4777]

Yeah and they don't know why would they update something if it just works. Some of them doesn't even know there are some libs.

[iamgroot 3]

Ham, that doesn't look like a good way of thinking: "Why would I do something, if it works exactly how it is?" But I still understand. Thank you both for your answers. Topic solved.

[Metin2 Dev 4777]

Welcome to M2 community. Many of developers are just wanna-be developers. That is why you see a brand new server falling in a two months.