Stopping Developers Incentive?

If that is the case: Why do the money chairs keep paying out endlessly. Wouldn't the more financially profitable thing to do would be get people on the chairs for that first 6 minutes, pay 'em, then kick them off/out to make room for the new avie who hasn't been in the sim yet and contributed their 'daily dwell allowance'?

I was under the impression there already was a maximum amount of dwell an avatar could give out. Wasn't there some six minute rule or something. Where if you spent 6 mins (or whatever) on any one property, the amount of time you spent beyond that time period was pretty much useless (meaning: didn't add any more dwell than you had already given).



If that is the case: Why do the money chairs keep paying out endlessly. Wouldn't the more financially profitable thing to do would be get people on the chairs for that first 6 minutes, pay 'em, then kick them off/out to make room for the new avie who hasn't been in the sim yet and contributed their 'daily dwell allowance'?

I wonder how much this decision has to do with camping chairs.

Not exactly.

You'd be correct if everyone spent their 6 minutes in the camping chair, then logged out and went absolutely nowhere else.

However, since most folks move around from place to place, it is in the camping-chair operators' best interest to keep the person in the same spot for as long as possible: thus watering down the proportional amount of time spent in other locations, and giving the camping chair owner a proportionally larger slice of that avatar's daily dwell-point contribution.

My sense of the thing is that camping chairs were driving the thing into the dust (though moneyballs were the same thing, the camping chairs were guaranteed so people were happy to leave their avies there overnight). We were already affected by the camping chairs: for the first time in almost a year the spa didn't make the Dwell list in November, though we run 3-5 well attended events per week, have residences, plaza, etc. We've always been mid-list since February of last year. Last month, we were knocked off altogether, so the camping chairs already eliminated the biggest help of Dwell for us.

Clearly, the intent of the developers incentives were being missed but I do hope something that actually rewards content (in the manner of the FFRC maybe, but larger scale and linden financed?) is put in their place. I wrote in to suggest that perhaps they could consider grants for projects or teir relief for those who choose to continue actually providing content in the form of interesting interactive builds, events, etc.

What do you guys think could be done instead of Dwell to reward development? Also, do you think this will mean a lot of people off-loading tier?

I'm hoping for a new system that isn't as easily gamed.

Wonder what part did the FIC and Starchamber play in this????????

They weren't working. If it was intended merely as a reward for where people spent time they'd have been called dwell awards, not developer incentives. They were meant to be a catalyst for development of richer, more interactive attractions and destinations. They were not intended as a refund for people who buy their way onto the list with money chairs.

They do it for the same reason people file share instead of paying for music... because they can, and because they want a free ride. If file sharing didn't exist all those people wouldn't stop listening to music. Most of them would buy it. There's plenty of entertainment content in SL already that people would be willing to pay for. The only reason they don't is because the expectation has been created that they shouldn't have to. Welcome back to reality.

Are you saying earning money any way but the approved way is wrong?????

Are you saying earning money any way but the approved way is wrong?????

Are you saying earning money any way but the approved way is wrong?????

You know full well the camping chairs are just lame, and a way to game the system.

Darko Cellardoor had a good club. I went there once and was thrilled at how friendly he was. Wench Phaeton showed up with one of the first photographed skins and became an instant celebrity.

~Ulrika~

LL would let people have "stipend tiers" but the money would automatically come out of LINDEX instead of just being CREATED.

Thank god... us scripters and builders have been begging for developer incentives to be fixed for years now.

The only people who really benefitted from dwelloper awards were club owners and malls.

another topic getting off the subject matter.

so stop posting completely irrelavent comments like that? no one forces you to participate in the thread, but if you want to, why not attempt to be constructive and on topic? All I ever see from you are snide comments about other people's posts, and very little of actual substance.

Pardon me, but who made you boss? Sorry but are thread replies only for a chosen few?
gesh:/