What kind of “developer” doesn’t make regular code backups? I have several backups of several versions of my game, stored in several different places (USB key, my email account, home PC, etc). If you kept proper backups of your important files, you’d never need to decompile your own code just to get it back.

And if someone drops a project, but doesn’t mind if someone else takes it on, why wouldn’t that person just give away the source to the new developer? Unless, of course, you’re just assuming that the original author doesn’t care, because (s)he has disappeared into the mist. That’s not much different than ripping a completed game from someone else without permission.

[...] FAQ about original GM decompiler [...]

[1] Implemented Softwrap, the most idiotic registration system on the face of this planet.

[2]Participated in the creation of GM7 which decompiles any game you’ve poured your hard work into, so that it is playable inside some crappy browser’s window ala InstantPlay (that’s why GM7 executables are so unsafe).

I’ve heard enough, f**k YoYo Games.

Now they operate as any business would, with a main goal of being financially successful. Sometimes this means doing what users want, other times this means making the more appropriate business decision unfortunately.

They can also be used for dropped projects that people started. Yes that would still be against the EULA, but there’s a lot of great uncompleted games out there, that I know the original creators would not cared if it got brought back up.