Scary. But maybe a competitor.
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Yumi Murakami
DoIt!AttachTheEarOfACat!
Join date: 27 Sep 2005
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08-14-2006 20:39
http://www.redlightcenter.com/An SL-like game. Without the building. But entirely sex-based. And I do mean, entirely.. as in "Invite for sex" is an option on the avatar right-click menu  No, I didn't download it. I did watch their online tutorial video (note: SL needs one!  ). One notable thing is that it exposes a person's real-life age, sex, and location (!). Oh, and I'll leave with the following terrifying quote from their tutorial video: "A green name above an avatar's head indicates a basic member. A yellow name indicates a VIP. A blue name is a member of staff, and a red name is of course a working girl."
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Richie Waves
Predictable
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08-14-2006 21:11
\0/ maybe all the blinging pervs will flock!! weeeeee
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Fmeh Tagore
Just another fat guy
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08-14-2006 21:24
Wow--it's a 142meg download...
From what I've read, it doesn't look like one can do much of anything until they get a vip membership, which costs $20 a month--sorry, not paying that much a month, but I'll check out the basic mode..
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Lorelei Patel
was here
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08-14-2006 22:20
You're brave 
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Fmeh Tagore
Just another fat guy
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08-15-2006 00:03
Well, the framerate is nice.
I've posted in their forum that I can't find the options on how to change my avatar's weight, just the height. It's quite possible that they may not have any options to change weight, and if that's the case, I won't be playing it. In fact, I won't be loading it again until I get an answer on their forum.
Options in general seem very limited. I'm not very impressed as it stands right now.
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Siobhan OFlynn
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Join date: 19 Aug 2003
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08-15-2006 12:52
From: Fmeh Tagore Well, the framerate is nice.
I've posted in their forum that I can't find the options on how to change my avatar's weight, just the height. It's quite possible that they may not have any options to change weight, and if that's the case, I won't be playing it. In fact, I won't be loading it again until I get an answer on their forum.
Options in general seem very limited. I'm not very impressed as it stands right now. They have forums?! I'm going to join just for teh forums 
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Juro Kothari
Like a dog on a bone
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08-15-2006 17:04
Think they'll have a teen grid?
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Monique Mistral
Pink Plastic Flamingo
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08-15-2006 17:15
I don't think that will ever compete with Second Life. From what I've heard it's little more than an online dating service with a lot of adult commercials thrown in. On the other hand this is certain to become a deadly competitor to Second Life if it ever sees the light of day: http://www.rapture-online.com/Bye, bye virtual chatroom.
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Fmeh Tagore
Just another fat guy
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08-15-2006 17:21
I had them close my account today in RedLightCenter--I played it a total of 30 minutes. The options are so few it's ridiculous. No building, no changing your avatar shape (you MUST appear like a gym bunny), no side-strafing in the control of your character (it controls much like There with the exception of being able to put it in first person view), obviously no flying, and there isn't much to do in the game. Thumbs down in my opinion--they said they'll be expanding the options and such, so maybe it can eventually become something halfway decent, but it sure isn't right now.
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Flavian Molinari
Broadly Offensive Content
Join date: 1 Aug 2004
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08-15-2006 17:27
From: Monique Mistral I don't think that will ever compete with Second Life. From what I've heard it's little more than an online dating service with a lot of adult commercials thrown in. On the other hand this is certain to become a deadly competitor to Second Life if it ever sees the light of day: http://www.rapture-online.com/Bye, bye virtual chatroom. That's assuming people play SL just for sex and hookups. I see LL as SL's most deadly cometitor. |
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Lost Newcomb
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08-15-2006 17:31
Warning guys, one of my friend tried this, it comes with spyware.
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Fmeh Tagore
Just another fat guy
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08-15-2006 17:39
From: Monique Mistral I don't think that will ever compete with Second Life. From what I've heard it's little more than an online dating service with a lot of adult commercials thrown in. On the other hand this is certain to become a deadly competitor to Second Life if it ever sees the light of day: http://www.rapture-online.com/Bye, bye virtual chatroom. I'm trying to find screenshots from the game, but haven't been able to find any. I did find an interesting article on the site about SL though: http://www.blackloveinteractive.com/84/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=2&postId=19
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Lost Newcomb
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08-15-2006 17:43
If you can't find someone IRL, then try a doll instead of messing up your keyboard. THINK OF KITTENS.
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Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
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08-15-2006 17:51
From: Siobhan OFlynn They have forums?! I'm going to join just for teh forums Link or it didn't happen
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Damanios Thetan
looking in
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08-15-2006 17:54
From: Lost Newcomb If you can't find someone IRL, then try a doll instead of messing up your keyboard. THINK OF KITTENS. |
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Monique Mistral
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08-15-2006 18:45
They don't have any screenshots yet. Likely, there is not much to show. If you want to know about the envisioned game though, click Basic Features.
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Moaku Mostel
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08-16-2006 03:00
It's Second Life with a deeper focus on porn and a lax of features, that's the way I can sum it up.
Sadly, this will succeed as the Virtual Porn World. Even worse, it's more "stereotypical idealistic" than anything if you are forced to look like a jock or some "hot stud" and a "curvy thin every pimp man's fantasy" female. Oh, and you get free pornographic movies streamed to your client. EW. Character names are hard to read as well.
Graphics are beautiful, though, I'll give it that.
And a $20/month fee? Are they mad?!
Simply put, unless you want mega loads of porn (and possibly lots of Spyware/Adware), then this game's for you!
Oh come on, don't you know that 99.999999999999% of porn sites are riddled with Spyware?!
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pancake Stryker
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08-16-2006 03:08
wow..all that is just sex sex sex. I don't think I would want to join something like that. I am not on SL to find a partner anyways..looks fun though. Is there any other game like SL? I'd like to play something else too...not saying I am leaving SL I am just curious to know what else is out there. (I already know about THERE) |
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Ewan Took
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Join date: 5 Dec 2004
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08-16-2006 03:34
From: pancake Stryker wow..all that is just sex sex sex. I don't think I would want to join something like that. I am not on SL to find a partner anyways..looks fun though. Is there any other game like SL? I'd like to play something else too...not saying I am leaving SL I am just curious to know what else is out there. (I already know about THERE) SL is pretty unique as it's all user created but check out... http://www.mmorpg.com...and click game list for a list of multi user online games. |
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Selador Cellardoor
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08-16-2006 03:47
The closest virtual world to Second Life is Cybertown. But I wouldn't recommend anybody to go there. When I left - admittedly several years ago, and it might have improved since then - it was pretty much in the place that Second Life is currently hurtling towards.
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Monique Mistral
Pink Plastic Flamingo
Join date: 14 Oct 2005
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08-17-2006 18:05
From: Moaku Mostel It's Second Life with a deeper focus on porn and a lax of features, that's the way I can sum it up.
Sadly, this will succeed as the Virtual Porn World. Even worse, it's more "stereotypical idealistic" than anything if you are forced to look like a jock or some "hot stud" and a "curvy thin every pimp man's fantasy" female. Oh, and you get free pornographic movies streamed to your client. EW. Character names are hard to read as well.
Graphics are beautiful, though, I'll give it that.
And a $20/month fee? Are they mad?!
Simply put, unless you want mega loads of porn (and possibly lots of Spyware/Adware), then this game's for you!
Oh come on, don't you know that 99.999999999999% of porn sites are riddled with Spyware?! Yes, but you are talking about "Red Light Center" right? Rapture Online (which I linked to) will be nothing like it.
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Artillo Fredericks
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08-17-2006 19:42
I found something a few years ago called Moove a few years ago that kinda had that "dating and hooking up" slant to it... apparently it's still around. http://www.Moove.com/
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Monique Mistral
Pink Plastic Flamingo
Join date: 14 Oct 2005
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08-18-2006 02:17
Never seen this before, interesting... yet strange to see that all the games seem so fixated with a dating and pick up formula? How many dating sevices are there around the web? Making them 3D environments, what's the point of that, how would it improve the dating service in any way?
Datelines and strip poker, that is all the business is able to crank out. When it comes to erotically themed software, the industry really has zero imagination.
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