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Xplorer Cannoli
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04-07-2008 17:32
I think LL could have chosen a different week for this announcement...
For Q2 our Island pricing is changing. New islands will be USD$1000 and this change will go live upon the new Land Store being launched, so before the end of April. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/04/07/quarterly-land-supply-and-island-pricing-update/ EDIT: I totally thought it was a price increase for monthly charges. !! _____________________
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Brenda Connolly
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04-07-2008 17:35
I think LL could have chosen a different week for this announcement... http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/04/07/quarterly-land-supply-and-island-pricing-update/ Then they wouldn't be LL _____________________
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Damien1 Thorne
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04-07-2008 17:35
Isn't that a price reduction? I think it is currently $1695
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Dekka Raymaker
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04-07-2008 17:35
yeah but its $695 CHEAPER!!!
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Damien1 Thorne
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04-07-2008 17:37
Sucks for the people that already have islands on order though.
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Wildefire Walcott
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04-07-2008 17:38
That was a $695 price DECREASE.
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Dekka Raymaker
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04-07-2008 17:39
EDIT: I totally thought it was a price increase for monthly charges. !! That would have been a 666% increase |
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Kitty Barnett
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04-07-2008 17:39
EDIT: I totally thought it was a price increase for monthly charges. !!  . |
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Brenda Connolly
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04-07-2008 17:40
Sucks for the people that already have islands on order though. Still kind of bad timing then. _____________________
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Macphisto Angelus
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04-07-2008 17:40
Now that the corporation honeymoon is over LL is making Islands affordable to the subscriber base again.
Good move by them. _____________________
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Xplorer Cannoli
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04-07-2008 17:41
That was a $695 price DECREASE. YES...I blundered here... I thought LL was referring to a change in monthly fees. Although I completed have a pie in my face here, I do think this means monthly fees will increase if the islands are cheaper, which is smart. Please excuse my misunderstanding of the price increase of the MONTHLY fees. Monthly fees will remain the same for Q2. _____________________
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Nimue Jewell
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04-07-2008 17:41
Wow, starting bids for mainland drop to $750 US, and islands to $1000.
But, look at this: "At the end of Q2 we will review pricing once again and post a similar update including pricing information for Q3." It all could change again in a matter of months? _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
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04-07-2008 17:42
/me smells desperation.
It's a big f*ck you to anyone who bought a mainland sim since they started dumping them to auction again. Most mainland sims go for well over $2000. Or at least they did before this announcement. That's a pretty dramatic drop. Mainland landlords will feel the sting. Look for the price of Mainland to drop too. I'd say the base will soon be L$6.5 a meter. _____________________
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Zed Kiergarten
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04-07-2008 17:42
Even if tier stays the same we should see prices drop. Thats $695 less an estate owner has to make back on their purchase.
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Argos Hawks
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04-07-2008 17:43
The scary part of that announcement was the mysterious hints that something else is changing in Q3. It will be interesting to see what gets announced in the more detailed blog explanation that was promised.
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Phil Deakins
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04-07-2008 17:44
Tier isn't changing.
Whilst it's nice to see the price come down, I'd hate to be someone who currently has an island on order. The price is still the old $1675 to them and they know that that it'll be a lot lower in a matter of days. It would have been better if they'd cleared the orders, and stopped taking new orders for a short time. _____________________
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Dekka Raymaker
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04-07-2008 17:46
do they want a lot of people to buy land before they increase tier fees, me wonders?
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Nimue Jewell
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04-07-2008 17:53
do they want a lot of people to buy land before they increase tier fees, me wonders? Oh, that would be a sinister move. _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
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04-07-2008 17:55
do they want a lot of people to buy land before they increase tier fees, me wonders? "During April and into May we will increase supply to at least 10 regions per day." I'm all in favor of a marginal price drop, but to drop starting auction prices 50% AND to dump ten regions a day into the mainland land pool is a course correction that will really shake things up. _____________________
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Wildefire Walcott
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04-07-2008 17:57
The scary part of that announcement was the mysterious hints that something else is changing in Q3. It will be interesting to see what gets announced in the more detailed blog explanation that was promised. They have reserved the right to change pricing for the past year and a half. They're just saying that they'll do a review- not that they're immediately planning to change things again. _____________________
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Derbor Torok
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04-07-2008 17:58
This is good for SL in general, hard to swallow for those of us who have bought a sim recently... oh, well.. life sucks but I hope that it makes SL a better place to be.
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Kitty Barnett
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04-07-2008 17:58
Whilst it's nice to see the price come down, I'd hate to be someone who currently has an island on order. The price is still the old $1675 to them and they know that that it'll be a lot lower in a matter of days. It would have been better if they'd cleared the orders, and stopped taking new orders for a short time. You probably won't really still be able to get much of anything for a sim now... a new purchase comes with the first month's tier included and there's a $100 transfer fee (still I think anyway?) so the old owner would get at most $500 for something they paid $1675 for. |
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Dekka Raymaker
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04-07-2008 17:59
not that they're immediately planning to change things again. And you think these prices cuts don't count as 'immediately changing things'? |
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Mily Sartre
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04-07-2008 18:01
This means our islands were DEVALUATED
They just took out 695 US from all the people that have trusted them with their merchandise. I feel the same as when I see something I bought full priced turned into a freebie. /me shakes head at LL |
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Raymond Figtree
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04-07-2008 18:07
No different than someone who's currently trying to sell their sim, or just bought one "second hand"... You probably won't really still be able to get much of anything for a sim now... a new purchase comes with the first month's tier included and there's a $100 transfer fee (still I think anyway?) so the old owner would get at most $500 for something they paid $1675 for. _____________________
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