NytStalker posted some really good points...
For some, this will be very exciting news and for others it will come as very scary news. For most it will create a level of uncertainty toward the future of our current virtual world. I’ve read and heard some people stating they will now stop buying content, stop building, sell their land, etc., wondering what’s the point. Please don’t do this! Whether you are on the side of keeping SL alive and well or not, this type of action/reaction is the worst you can do for all of us.
Personally, while I would love to see a new platform succeed I would also like to see Second Life thrive well into the future, but it is going to need a boost! Here is where you come in!
Your opinion matters more than ever! Think of one thing, whether a feature, fix, improvement or whatever, that you feel will achieve the following goals best and drop it in a comment on this post.
What will add the greatest value to existing users?
What will attract new users to Second Life?
What will improve profit margins for LL by encouraging spending among all its users? This can include anything from Premium signups to land sales to user-generated content sales.
What can do these things without breaking existing content and without requiring changes in LL policies?
THINK BIG
We are looking for a magic silver bullet to give Oz that can be introduced to SL to make it bigger and better than ever before!
Lets hope you have it! Good luck, and in the meantime keep doing as you always do! Also, don’t panic!
""""ALSO,NON-TRANSFER things might be lost,i not wanna loose me pets, and LL will NOT pay for lost stuff,cause Technically everything in SL is theirs regardless of who made it, read the TOS"""""
If we want to keep SL going the worst thing to do is stop spending and taking a negative defeatist stance in all this.
This is a time to be positive. How many times have people complained that LL didn't listen to them? Now it seems like they want to hear feedback on the changes people want to see and do something about it. (within reason I'm sure lol) (I personally would like some free land and minions to do my bidding! hehehe)
I've seen first hand what happens when a virtual world loses money and can't keep running. I'm not sure how many here played on There .com? I loved it! It was the Flinstones of virtual worlds, but there were a lot of good people there and fun things to do. I believe in a struggle to make money to keep it going they destroyed it for a lot of us. Little by little my friends left and it just wasn't fun anymore. (it became a lag fest) I left before it shut it's doors. (I won't pay a monthly fee for it because with the people I hung out with gone it's not the same)
Anyway...my points are....you lose all your virtual things....they were suppose to reimburse you cash for your Tbux, but I never saw a dime of it.
If people panic here and stop spending and playing, then you will doom SL in the same way. It takes money for servers, workers, developers, etc. If you want to keep SL alive then you have to keep supporting it and try to maintain a positive attitude.
Take this time to give your constructive comments on changes and improvements you want to see.
Take advantage of the fact that someone is listening now.
And I still want that free land and minions!
Linden Labs new virtual world.
