Constructive solutions

M has announced that there are 3 types of OS users. Unfortunately his solutions do not meet the needs of any of the 3 current types of users:

1) voids - not enough prims to meet the needs of the true void owner

2) Lite-use OS owner – limits have been imposed to reduce load as they were using more resources when large number of agents and scripts were used but price also increased by 66% thereby pushing it beyond the reach of many of these types of owners.

3) Heavy OS users – get a real sim or cut way back


The other issue was there was no acknowledgement of the cost required to rearrange the remaining OS’s during this transition period for areas with more than on OS.

Recommendations
1) Void – increase the number of prims to 1000 – 1500 to make this useful as a void. Maintain agent limits as suggested. Or explain why there was no issue with overload when these were 1875 prims?

2.) Homestead – agent limits and script limits are acceptable to reduce load and bandwidth (which I am told may be the bigger issue here) but not coupled with such an ENOMOUS PRICE INCREASE: try 3750 prims, 1000 scripts, 20 agents but only increase the price to $100 – this is the cost of 1/3 of a regular sim- with 3 per server.

3.) Heavier use OS – Colony perhaps? To acknowledge the desire of some for more resources including more physical space but are willing to pay for them: 3750 prims, 2000 scripts, 30 agents but charge a larger price $125- 150 with 2 per server.

4) Consider pursuing solutions that would allow for temporary agent increases for an event for a price. Could even limit applications to once per quarter per homestead or void. Such as 30 agents for 12 hours for $40.

5) Waive fee for transferring sims during the transition period to ease the reshaping of private continents and areas.


Just my thoughts.

Kat

I think $95 for a residential sim is acceptable NOT $125.00, but for the extra $25 lets some bang for the extra buck. I think a few more prims or at least something to offer towards compensating such a huge price hike.

Why would anyone pay more for less, I don't know of any other comapny that practices business this way
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Drop the requirement of owning a full sim to own a homestead sim.
Do this and watch the sales soar.

Hiro Nakamura goes back in time and tells Jack the future is not bright and he won't have to wear shades if he goes ahead with this plan. Jack cancels the announcement and so we're all blissfully unaware that this evil plot was ever hatched.

Win Win for everyone!

lol right ...

Thank you so much for posting this katrina, those are fabulous suggestions, and I second them fully.

I agree with you Ann.

Haha you optimist, but it would be a good idea but methinks it won't happen and after this fiasco a lot of people have lost a lot of faith in LL and that is the biggest sadness to come out of all of this mess imo.

I agree with what Natasha said about agreeing with Ann.

They can't afford to do this as the costs associated with providing additional customer service personnel to handle all the additional people would skyrocket. You would find that 125 becoming MUCH higher.

Well if they did that i would be first in line to get one,i have wanted that all along

I would buy one this way as would help with the cost increase not having to pay the profit margin of the land barons, plus I would love to be in a positon to play with raw files which isn't possible at the moment.

I agree to a degree but it would depend upon how it worked out. If the result was to replace estate owners with many new owners then yes, support costs would rise and tier would need to rise.

If those sales are additional then they may be able to use the additional funds to pay for the extra support, but I think the latter scenario is unlikely.

The less people LL need to interact with, the lower their costs.