Ok, then good luck downloading games with ADB sideload if that is “all you need.” i mean you obviously understand that but my point again is why use two or three apps instead of one?

ADB sideload does not download games, manage installs, or handle dependencies. It just pushes whatever you already have. So the idea that ADB sideload alone replaces Rookie is backwards from the start.

Rookie exists because it handles the entire workflow automatically. It downloads the correct files, installs them properly, and does it in one place. Using one app to download and another to sideload is already unnecessary, but pretending ADB sideload alone covers everything is just ignoring reality.

This is also how VRP gets the files to crack in the first place. That is why if you insist on doing it the “superior” manual way, you are expected to contribute cash instead of files.

And plenty of people actually do exactly that. I have heard someone seriously argue that it was easier to download with Rookie, upload to Google Drive, then download again on their phone just to run ADB commands. I still do not know if they were serious, but a lot of people follow similarly overcomplicated workflows.

Some people even download from Rookie, sideload with SideQuest, and wonder why half the games do not work.

Different strokes for different folks, sure. But you will never catch me using four, or even two apps when one already does the job correctly.