So, I know you all have been complaining (As was I) about the "Carbonite out of date now I can't use it" thing going on recently. Well. I searched and searched for you guys, and since nobody Wants to pay the 3 bucks to get it. Here it is for free.

Enjoy,

Saracen

NE DK

Lightning's Blade

Will it work with anyone or just you? Sense aparently you need to "Sign in" and set it up to work?

I found a old 2.02 version that everything works fine on and been using that sense they changed over.

This is illegal and stealing. If you do not want to pay for the product you need to use alternatives.

Also everyone needs to be wary of downloading and installing ANYTHING from an untrused source.... don't come back here and post your "I got hacked" thread since this is exactly how you get hacked.

Why doesn't anyone make a free version that is better than Quest Helper, but not quite the same as Carbonite? You can't claim that it is stealing, when things are different, and all ideas spawned from the same place anyway. Quest Helper has issues...............it never worked as well as Carbonite! So why don't people improve it?

There is a subscribtion fee for the website. the software itself is free. You dl it from mega upload and extract it. the file should say Carbonite_2.57. I tried to put the entire file in there and it didnt work for me. so I opened up the folder Carbonite_2.57 and inside it there are 3 folders in it I just took out the one that says "Carbonite" and put it in the addon section and deleted the rest of it. It works fine and V2.57 is sick by the way.

Carbonite 2.57 is not a free application, it is a subscription fee based app.  The free version is Carbonite Quest which apparently has some sort of issue.  The Carbonite site links you to the Curse site for version 2.02 of Carbonite Quest which apparently still works.   As teek5449 correctly stated, downloading from that link is a great way to pick up a keylogger.  Beware those who think they can get something for free.

It's kinda hard to embed a keylogger into the program used by Blizzard for the addons.

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Originally Posted by SquallRinoa89

It's kinda hard to embed a keylogger into the program used by Blizzard for the addons.

Blizzard has NO affiliation with addons at all. They provide certain functions that addon developers can use to interact with WoW and nothing else. Like I said before I am sure that Blizz would prefer that there were no addons at all.

Please read up on addons, keyloggers, and what is legal and illegal software that can be provided by a third party. This whole post fits that illegal section and needs to be locked and that link needs to be removed.

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Originally Posted by teek5449

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Originally Posted by SquallRinoa89

It's kinda hard to embed a keylogger into the program used by Blizzard for the addons.

ughhh.... it's ideal like this that allow keyloggers to spread. The file that is linked is what? Do you know without downloading it? It could be an exe. an auto extractor. etc... each of which could possible contain a keylogger. DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING FROM AN UNTRUSTED SOURCE!

Blizzard has NO affiliation with addons at all. They provide certain functions that addon developers can use to interact with WoW and nothing else. Like I said before I am sure that Blizz would prefer that there were no addons at all.

Please read up on addons, keyloggers, and what is legal and illegal software that can be provided by a third party. This whole post fits that illegal section and needs to be locked and that link needs to be removed.

All that's in it is the readme, LUA/TOC files and bindings. no .exe or anything and is clean with every AV/ Spyware scans you can possibly install on a computer.

what happened to just check wowhead if youre stuck on a quest? :D

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Originally Posted by SquallRinoa89

All that's in it is the readme, LUA/TOC files and bindings. no .exe or anything and is clean with every AV/ Spyware scans you can possibly install on a computer.

.... and we still are overlooking the ILLEGAL part. No matter if the file is clean or not it is still warez and since the addon is payware now by providing the addon via an online file host is the same as providing a link to a hack of Window Vista. DO NOT overlook this fact.

Also, NEVER take anyones word that a file is clean, always check it yourself, since it is STILL from an UNTRUSED source. This is wares since there is no free version avaiable right now. Illegal, illegal, illegal.... get my point. If someone was to come over to your house and 'borrow' your car would you be happy?

I've scanned it with just about every AV i can think of. NOD 32/Norton360/AVG and comes up clean.

It's a clean file as far as im concerned. illegal or not. Welcome to the digital age. Everything is crackable.

Carbonite is either gunna have to go free, or get lost: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/policy/ui.html

...if you follow those rules then the upcoming Curse Premium will violate those rules.

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1) Add-ons must be free of charge.
All add-ons must be distributed free of charge. Developers may not create "premium" versions of add-ons with additional for-pay features, charge money to download an add-on, charge for services related to the add-on, or otherwise require some form of monetary compensation to download or access an add-on.

I think that the way Curse will circumvent the rule is by claiming that they offer an alternative free version. But in a sense Carbonite then follows this same 'exception' by still offering a 'free' version. (yes, it's still out there)

1) Add-ons must be free of charge.
All add-ons must be distributed free of charge. Developers may not create "premium" versions of add-ons with additional for-pay features, charge money to download an add-on, charge for services related to the add-on,  charge for services related to the add-on, or otherwise require some form of monetary compensation to download or access an add-on.

I think that covers that part though, Sorry to say

This is why i feel people who pirate should not be allowed to reproduce.

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Originally Posted by Remiris

FYI carbonite quest will soon be done for since it will be going against the new terms of use that will be put into effect 3.1 so yah they better start making it free or risk being shut down. Not to mention Blizz can take the addon for themselves at any moment. Thats why its able to be added

No they can't. That would be copyright infringement. Blizzard CAN write their own version and include that. They can't simply steal Carbonite legally, any more then any of you can.

The sense of entitlement some people here have is absolutely mind boggling. It's pay software. If you don't want to pay, don't use it. There's no way to justify stealing it, and people like you who try to are the reason why in 10 years the Internet will be locked down. You're leeches who expect to take, take, take, while contributing nothing.

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Originally Posted by tridus

You're leeches who expect to take, take, take, while contributing nothing.

So you've contributed what, exactly, to the WoW community?  Or any community for that matter?  Before you start going all "holier than thou", maybe you should practice what you preach.  Sure, you may have "donated" a few bucks to some authors at some point, but that's hardly "contributing".

EDIT: Perhaps you should rephrase as there is a distinct difference between "contributing" and "paying for a service".  Right now, you look like a hypocrite.

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Originally Posted by Remiris

FYI carbonite quest will soon be done for since it will be going against the new terms of use that will be put into effect 3.1 so yah they better start making it free or risk being shut down. Not to mention Blizz can take the addon for themselves at any moment. Thats why its able to be added

 

No they can't. That would be copyright infringement. Blizzard CAN write their own version and include that. They can't simply steal Carbonite legally, any more then any of you can.

 

The sense of entitlement some people here have is absolutely mind boggling. It's pay software. If you don't want to pay, don't use it. There's no way to justify stealing it, and people like you who try to are the reason why in 10 years the Internet will be locked down. You're leeches who expect to take, take, take, while contributing nothing.

Copyright enfringement what? THe code there writing for it belongs to Blizzard. You're givent he ability to make addons but it's not technically "Yours". Hell, your account isn't even "Yours". Your accounts Blizzards and your charactors blizzards. Your just paying to use it.

At the new policy shift. Glad to see Blizzard responded to my e-mail.

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Originally Posted by SquallRinoa89

Copyright enfringement what? THe code there writing for it belongs to Blizzard.

LOL, not true at all the code base is Lua and since Lua holds NO license restrictions at all your argument is moot. Even if the code base was, say, Visul Basic was developed by Microsoft does that mean that all VB apps belong to MS? IT would only be copyright infringement if Blizzard actually copied the code line for line since the idea of the addon has been done and done again in various games there is no merit in that argument at all.

I just think at the base of all of this discussion is the right of addon authors to get 'some' compensation for their hard work. In the end there will still be as many addons and as many new addons so there will be little to no impact on the addon community as a WHOLE. Yes, we will lose QuestHelper, Carbonite, etc, boo hoo. If it is such a detriment to the game someone will make a clone. They can call it LazyA@@Helper :)

Teek I can not make a sequel to Gone With the Wind unless the author or rightful heirs say I can.

Carbonite uses Blizzard's trademarks to make money whyich is against Blizzard's rules. Comes down to this. Did Carbonite get Blizzard written permission to use those trademarks. Nope and Blizzard has every right to say how they will be used even backtracking and saying old addons are not allowed unless they follow new rules.

angelrock I think you misunderstood what my point was. I was responding the the statements that SquallRinoa89 made. Especially the line about how "The code there writing for it belongs to Blizzard". My intention was to point out that WoW itself was written in Lua and that by saying that the addon authors have no right to use the code base was silly since Lua holds no copyright at all. LINKY I don;t quite understand what you mean by "Carbonite uses Blizzard's trademarks"? As authors we certainly use the API to access the core or WoW which Blizzard certainly controls and rightly so. I am on the side of BLizz on this new policy change and am happy that they have tightened up the reigns some. My biggest gripe is that they no longer allow an author to provide themselves a way to generate some compensation for their hard work. What I mean by "a way" is just a simple little link in their addon that asks the user of their free addon to support the further development of the addon by donating a small amount to the author. I do not think that addons should ever be pay per download.

You are absolutely correct in saying that "Blizzard has every right to say how they will be used even backtracking and saying old addons are not allowed unless they follow new rules" since in essence that is exactly what they have done. So pay addons are not allowed BUT, it's a huge but, how do you keep someone from using an old addon. They have little to no information about what addons we are running and even if they knew the name a few simple text changes in the addon code and it could look like you are running a different addon.

To whoever says "I checked it with Norton, AV, etc, etc,  I only have one thing to say...

THAT MEANS PRECISELY SQUAT!!!

Antivirus is always one step behind the hackerz.  Simply because your numerous antivirus scans found nothing doesn't mean it's not there.  Take this from someone who would know.  I had downloaded several addons from curse that were scanned by no less than 4 antivirus apps. 

A short while after this I log on to find 3 yrs worth of characters GONE with peon level ones masquerading around and I get an email from blizz saying I need to change my password due to hacking and advertising. 

I eventually got most of my characters and goods back, but it took several emails/gm support requests and quite a few days.  Bottom line, just because your a.v. says nothings there doesn't mean it isn't.  Don't ever trust anything from a nonreputable site and don't go bitching when you're account gets hacked because you were using stolen software.

*sigh*

Go right ahead.  It's open source.  There's nothing protecting the code.

(Now, ask yourself...why aren't you doing it?)

callme_charlie In almost every case hackers got to you though sites you visited and then clicked on the links there. NoClick ftw. They then wait, sometimes for months to steal your account items. Installing addons then getting hacked does not mean the addon did it unless you were stupid enough to open a .exe.

Well bring it on..

I can recover my account back to normal even if they do hack me so whoopdie do. They did it for a friend of mine who got hacked, he got a HUDGE line of equipment and items restored. It's his 2nd time of getting hacked.