I think the main concern here, that I can’t continue to use Defold if King close it.
This is not only about this line
it’s also about a technical possibility.
And I mean two main things:
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Engine Sources. Developer can’t continue to add new features and maintain the game without engine sources in case when Defold team would close or busy. For example OpenGL now marked as deprecated in new version of iOS and macOS. If something goes wrong, team that starts a big project today couldn’t publish it in AppStore (or sopports it for a long time).
Possability to pay for source code or some other way for continue supporting is must have as I think. -
Build server. Even if you delete line when user must stop using Defold, and current engine features is enought for developer for a some time, it’s imposible to build the game without the build server. If you turn off the build server, development will stop.
I am sure that Defold has a great future! But buisness people believe in words on the paper, not in my confidence. I think, it would be great to have some workaround for this kind of gipotethical situation.