Second Life Forums Archive - How has Second Life changed in the past year?

Robot Foxley

Input Collector

Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 113

06-04-2009 18:06

Hi there!

I haven't been on Second Life in ages, but I've become a regular again in the past few days as I find time between college and work. I'm curious as to what has changed in the past year. (for better or worse) Enlighten me!

Cally Zabelin

Unregistered User

Join date: 26 Mar 2007

Posts: 48

06-04-2009 18:35

Hello and welcome back

I've been here constantly since 2 years. Can anybody enlighten me too pls?

SuezanneC Baskerville

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Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

06-04-2009 18:56

I'm not sure of the timing but in addition to having to wait in a sea of grayness while textures load, the prevalence of sculpted prims, coupled with changes in the priority system, now cause one to see a lot of deformed geometry while waiting for sculpt maps to load.

Again not sure of the timing, but the independent slboutique, umm, onrez, that is, and slexchange have vanished, with xstreet sl now being the LL operated web based SL shopping system.

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LittleMe Jewell

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Join date: 8 Oct 2007

Posts: 11,319

06-04-2009 19:05

Overall, if you have the machine to support it, the world is prettier, but it takes much more memory and cpu and graphics to power it all. LL has become less responsive, gambling and inworld banking have gone away, adult activity of any sort is about to be shunned to the farthest reaches of the grid and these forums are going to be replaced as well.

Welcome back.

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Weston Graves

Werebeagle

Join date: 24 Mar 2007

Posts: 2,059

06-04-2009 19:06

70 thousand log ins is normal.

Ad farms have gone the way of the dodo.

Adult content is quarantined, or soon will be.

Really, less technical issues in spite of the griping you may hear in the forums.

Bots used to inflate traffic are disallowed, but that is not yet enforced.

7 or 8 continents instead 4. I lose track.

These forums may go the way of the dodo as well, but that could be speculation.

Land prices plummeted.

In my opinion - both good and bad, but it averages out to sort of good.

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Brenda Connolly

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Join date: 10 Jan 2007

Posts: 25,000

06-04-2009 19:14

From a technical /stability standpoint SL has improved, while from a business/customer service /communication standpoint, LL has not.

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Looli Vella

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Join date: 9 Feb 2007

Posts: 148

06-04-2009 19:39

I did the same as you, stayed away for over a year as the viewer moved way ahead of my machine's ability to handle it.

The first thing I noticed is all my clothes were out of style! No joke. Textures seem way better and shoes are like a whole other world now. Resizeable! among other things.

SuezanneC Baskerville

Forums Rock!

Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

06-04-2009 19:59

With the new release candidate viewer, I now have garish pixellated terrain to add to grayness and unrezzed sculpts.

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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them.

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Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard,
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Robot Foxley

Input Collector

Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 113

06-04-2009 21:12

oh my gosh, SLExchange is gone!? I used to love shopping on that site!

So, they are removing these forums and replacing them with blog-like ones? Where is the new one I have been hearing about?

Robot Foxley

Input Collector

Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 113

06-04-2009 21:13

I noticed that the graphics seem a little more intense. It took some configuring to make it run the way it used to.

And yeah, like Madonna I had to reinvent myself as all of my clothing was outdated. A friend recently told me that instead of wrinkles and gray hair in SL, you become aged by the skins you wear.

SuezanneC Baskerville

Forums Rock!

Join date: 22 Dec 2003

Posts: 14,229

06-04-2009 21:16

Slexchange had renamed itself to xstreetsl a while back, then LL bought it, so basically the same function and appearance is still around, just owned by LL instead of Apothus and Anshe and whatnot.

The shopping still seems to be about the same to me. Xstreetsl.com.

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So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them.

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Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard,
Robin, and Ryan

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JeanGenie Jewell

Registered User

Join date: 2 Apr 2007

Posts: 380

06-05-2009 04:06

Graphic is nice--lag is huge..TEENS are invading us ....apart from that all is normal

Arcady Yue

Sex Kitten

Join date: 19 May 2009

Posts: 160

06-05-2009 10:21

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

With the new release candidate viewer, I now have garish pixellated terrain to add to grayness and unrezzed sculpts.

What's that line down the middle of your screen? I saw that myself for the first time last night, and after getting it couldn't shake it despite TPing several times (it popped up while I was shopping for a new Neko-skin, which I am still seeking).

Haven't logged in since though - wondering if this is something related to new issues, or just an oddball glitch.

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Oryx Tempel

Registered User

Join date: 8 Nov 2006

Posts: 7,663

06-05-2009 10:55

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Meade Paravane

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Join date: 21 Nov 2006

Posts: 4,845

06-05-2009 11:12

From: Robot Foxley

I'm curious as to what has changed in the past year.

I've gone from being a very vocal supporter of both LL and SL to being one of the more cynical people around. Not sure that really effects you, though...

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Chaos Borkotron

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Join date: 14 Jun 2008

Posts: 110

06-05-2009 11:39

Windlight is now the norm, we now have a new CEO and since he's taken over no progress has been made except for shunning adult content (yet more freekin policies to adhere to) , it appears that SL may finally fold or be run into the ground before someone else buys it off LL and sorts it out.

Progress on Windlight halted the day the new CEO took over and we STILL cannot share sky/water settings, no technological progress has (or ever will be the looks of it) been made.

I do hope this changes as i do like SL

How has Second Life changed in the past year?
Robot Foxley Input Collector Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 113	06-04-2009 18:06 Hi there! I haven't been on Second Life in ages, but I've become a regular again in the past few days as I find time between college and work. I'm curious as to what has changed in the past year. (for better or worse) Enlighten me!
Cally Zabelin Unregistered User Join date: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 48	06-04-2009 18:35 Hello and welcome back I've been here constantly since 2 years. Can anybody enlighten me too pls?
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	06-04-2009 18:56 I'm not sure of the timing but in addition to having to wait in a sea of grayness while textures load, the prevalence of sculpted prims, coupled with changes in the priority system, now cause one to see a lot of deformed geometry while waiting for sculpt maps to load. Again not sure of the timing, but the independent slboutique, umm, onrez, that is, and slexchange have vanished, with xstreet sl now being the LL operated web based SL shopping system. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
LittleMe Jewell ........... Join date: 8 Oct 2007 Posts: 11,319	06-04-2009 19:05 Overall, if you have the machine to support it, the world is prettier, but it takes much more memory and cpu and graphics to power it all. LL has become less responsive, gambling and inworld banking have gone away, adult activity of any sort is about to be shunned to the farthest reaches of the grid and these forums are going to be replaced as well. Welcome back. _____________________ ♥♥♥ -Lil Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it? ~Mark Twain~ Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on. ♥♥♥ Lil's Yard Sale / Inventory Cleanout: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triggerfish/52/27/22 . http://www.flickr.com/photos/littleme_jewell
Weston Graves Werebeagle Join date: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 2,059	06-04-2009 19:06 70 thousand log ins is normal. Ad farms have gone the way of the dodo. Adult content is quarantined, or soon will be. Really, less technical issues in spite of the griping you may hear in the forums. Bots used to inflate traffic are disallowed, but that is not yet enforced. 7 or 8 continents instead 4. I lose track. These forums may go the way of the dodo as well, but that could be speculation. Land prices plummeted. In my opinion - both good and bad, but it averages out to sort of good. _____________________ Goodbye for now from human Weston, beagle Weston, and Keyboard Guy. Best of both lives to you all.
Brenda Connolly Un United Avatar Join date: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 25,000	06-04-2009 19:14 From a technical /stability standpoint SL has improved, while from a business/customer service /communication standpoint, LL has not. _____________________ Don't you ever try to look behind my eyes. You don't want to know what they have seen. http://brenda-connolly.blogspot.com
Looli Vella ( ~^_^)~ Join date: 9 Feb 2007 Posts: 148	06-04-2009 19:39 I did the same as you, stayed away for over a year as the viewer moved way ahead of my machine's ability to handle it. The first thing I noticed is all my clothes were out of style! No joke. Textures seem way better and shoes are like a whole other world now. Resizeable! among other things.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	06-04-2009 19:59 With the new release candidate viewer, I now have garish pixellated terrain to add to grayness and unrezzed sculpts. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Robot Foxley Input Collector Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 113	06-04-2009 21:12 oh my gosh, SLExchange is gone!? I used to love shopping on that site! So, they are removing these forums and replacing them with blog-like ones? Where is the new one I have been hearing about?
Robot Foxley Input Collector Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 113	06-04-2009 21:13 I noticed that the graphics seem a little more intense. It took some configuring to make it run the way it used to. And yeah, like Madonna I had to reinvent myself as all of my clothing was outdated. A friend recently told me that instead of wrinkles and gray hair in SL, you become aged by the skins you wear.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	06-04-2009 21:16 Slexchange had renamed itself to xstreetsl a while back, then LL bought it, so basically the same function and appearance is still around, just owned by LL instead of Apothus and Anshe and whatnot. The shopping still seems to be about the same to me. Xstreetsl.com. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
JeanGenie Jewell Registered User Join date: 2 Apr 2007 Posts: 380	06-05-2009 04:06 Graphic is nice--lag is huge..TEENS are invading us ....apart from that all is normal
Arcady Yue Sex Kitten Join date: 19 May 2009 Posts: 160	06-05-2009 10:21 From: SuezanneC Baskerville With the new release candidate viewer, I now have garish pixellated terrain to add to grayness and unrezzed sculpts. What's that line down the middle of your screen? I saw that myself for the first time last night, and after getting it couldn't shake it despite TPing several times (it popped up while I was shopping for a new Neko-skin, which I am still seeking). Haven't logged in since though - wondering if this is something related to new issues, or just an oddball glitch. _____________________ “It gets you nowhere if the other person's tail is only just in sight for the second half of the conversation.” “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” - Pooh Bear, paraphrasing Tao
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	06-05-2009 10:55 The more things change, the more they stay the same. _____________________
Meade Paravane Hedgehog Join date: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 4,845	06-05-2009 11:12 From: Robot Foxley I'm curious as to what has changed in the past year. I've gone from being a very vocal supporter of both LL and SL to being one of the more cynical people around. Not sure that really effects you, though... _____________________ Tired of shouting clubs and lucky chairs? Vote for llParcelSay!!! - Go here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-1224 - If you see "if you were logged in.." on the left, click it and log in - Click the "Vote for it" link on the left
Chaos Borkotron Registered User Join date: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 110	06-05-2009 11:39 Windlight is now the norm, we now have a new CEO and since he's taken over no progress has been made except for shunning adult content (yet more freekin policies to adhere to) , it appears that SL may finally fold or be run into the ground before someone else buys it off LL and sorts it out. Progress on Windlight halted the day the new CEO took over and we STILL cannot share sky/water settings, no technological progress has (or ever will be the looks of it) been made. I do hope this changes as i do like SL

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