11-22-2005 16:57
Some of you have noticed that the proposals in support of point-to-point teleporting (32 and 89) have been acknowledged and marked as being considered for development.

We're working on code changes that would allow anyone to teleport to a point on the map without first going through a telehub. Obviously there are many details to consider, particularly as it relates to access permissions. However we expect that we'll have something to test soon, and will be able to release the code some time in December.

One of the objections that has been made to P2P teleporting is the possibly negative impact on the value of land around telehubs. We're looking at two concurrent plans for minimizing the change in value. First is to increase the traffic payments for a period of time after the change is made for landowners in the vicinity of the telehubs. Second is to convert the telehubs into public gathering spots.

More details will follow, and we also plan to have a meeting in-world to talk about ideas for the public areas. Please feel free to discuss your ideas here , and we'll also plan to meet next week on Tuesday at 2PM SLT. Meeting info will be posted separately.
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