Why build way up in the sky?
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DolphPun Somme
The Pun is its own reword
Join date: 18 Nov 2005
Posts: 309
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08-06-2006 13:36
Most newbies haven't gotten the Carbon-X Rod and can't fly that high unaided.
I have found that I am better at about 400-500m Irony is that the "top of the world" is getting crowded too. I can't be up that high without seeing all my neighbor's sky-boxes.
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Devyn Grimm
the Hermit
Join date: 1 May 2003
Posts: 270
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08-06-2006 14:41
I like to do creative work up in the sky for many reasons people already mentioned, but none of the poll options. I don't really expect privacy up there because I know its easy to fly high with vehicles and scripts but it does cut down on the random people passing by since not everyone has that ability. Framerates are great up there and I can stay focused on my work with nothing around but the clouds.
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cinda Hoodoo
my 2cents worth
Join date: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 951
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all of the above...
08-06-2006 14:57
and when we planned our community of Skye Condos, we wanted to have nice grounds for all to enjoy as well. Too much clutter now on the ground-give me wide open spaces !! and lots of trees...
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Akiko Soyinka
Registered User
Join date: 6 Nov 2005
Posts: 9
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08-06-2006 15:31
There's nothing quite like building a really beautiful skybox way up, then stepping off and plummeting down and watching yourself go splat when you hit the ground. Teleport back up (assuming you remembered to put in a tp) and rinse and repeat. Great fun for hours. And before you ask, no I don't have a life  |
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Merlyn Bailly
owner, AVALON GALLERIA
Join date: 7 Sep 2005
Posts: 576
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08-06-2006 15:52
From: Fox Stirling Just a quick poll to see why most people build houses, boxes, etc way up in the sky and out of sight from the ground. In a thread I was just reading, the OP submits that privacy being a major reason for building high is 100% wrong, this made me wonder exactly how correct this could be. I know my platform in the sky was put there for privacy, so that already invalidates the 100% statement, but still leaves me to wonder why others build so high.
--Fox Why do you care -- and what difference does it make? Why people do things like float things in the air is their own business. Mind your own.
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rain Bradley
Registered User
Join date: 29 May 2006
Posts: 117
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why build in the sky
08-06-2006 16:27
I know why I have my place up there...Because my griefer moved in right next door to me and when i get orbited as much as i do with no way of stopping him i can work on the outside of the house as well as the inside...each pass is a shingle...lol couple more times ill have that chimney done... have a great day and be glad you dont have some idiot next to you rain |
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Nyoko Salome
kittytailmeowmeow
Join date: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1,378
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08-06-2006 16:51
From: Merlyn Bailly Why do you care -- and what difference does it make?
Why people do things like float things in the air is their own business. Mind your own. wow!! someone posted an essay on dailykos earlier, describing as giving their reason for registering as republican as "i just don't like people." i think you qualify.
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Lucky Merit
Unfeted
Join date: 2 May 2006
Posts: 58
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08-06-2006 17:32
Sky theme FTW. My house is a lovely cloud and it blends in with the cloudline. Looks pretty. The view is nice. |
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Fox Stirling
Certified Lunatic
Join date: 16 Aug 2004
Posts: 120
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08-07-2006 08:58
From: Merlyn Bailly Why do you care -- and what difference does it make?
Why people do things like float things in the air is their own business. Mind your own. Holy crap! Are you having a bad day Merlyn, or are you always this charming? Honestly, I can't understand why you felt like you had to respond in such a nasty way. To answer your questions, I was curious, and it makes no difference. Seriously, it was a simple question, and it doesn't do any harm to ask. -- Fox |
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Jack Harker
Registered User
Join date: 4 May 2005
Posts: 552
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08-07-2006 09:06
I do it so that the ground can stay looking nice and natural, and so that I can have some privacy in the sky.
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ArchTx Edo
Mystic/Artist/Architect
Join date: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 1,993
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08-07-2006 09:12
From: Merlyn Bailly Why do you care -- and what difference does it make?
Why people do things like float things in the air is their own business. Mind your own. This poll was a reasonable thing to ask, as explained in the OP. It is now obvious, as I expected it would be that this poll supports the fact that most people build in the air becasue they want privacy.
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Isablan Neva
Mystic
Join date: 27 Nov 2004
Posts: 2,907
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08-07-2006 09:19
As I've mentioned in previous threads, my house hangs over the SL Botanical Gardens and I prefer to stay in the sky so that people can enjoy the gardens without feeling like I'm looking over their shoulder. Not to mention the frame rate is better and fewer people show up at my work space wanting to chat or asking for money. I also just love the view in sky....
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Daequix Scarborough
Subtle as a flying brick.
Join date: 10 May 2006
Posts: 86
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08-07-2006 09:27
We have two building platforms far in the sky above our land.
From one standpoint it gives us privacy for the concentration, from another, there are fewer Lookie Loos up there...and its harder to loose things up there.
PLUS for the incredible rush one gets when you mistep and free fall...well maybe not...but sounds exciting!
Dae
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Buxton Malaprop
Mad Physicist
Join date: 8 Jun 2005
Posts: 118
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08-07-2006 09:31
I have a private (with well-behaved security orb and really clear "this is private" textures outside) skybox Way Up High on my land, to give me a room for uninterrupted meetings or private whatevers while still leaving my ground-level build open to the general public.
Also, I build UP because there's no additional tier fees for expanding in that direction! (although my main vertically-intruding structures are my Giant Slides which are hopefully relatively Flyer Friendly and only as ugly as necessary)
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Jackal Ennui
does not compute.
Join date: 25 May 2005
Posts: 548
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08-07-2006 09:39
My sky plattform is mostly for doing photos and larger scale concept stuff, it's all up there so the neighbors don't have to look at all that clutter (a fullbright white box isn't that pretty). When I'm working on small, accessory type stuff I prefer to be in my regular ground-level workshop - I find it so much more pleasant to look up and see the garden, or the various artwork I've decorated the workshop with, rather than just a sky plattform.
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Parker McTeague
dubious
Join date: 28 Sep 2004
Posts: 198
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08-07-2006 10:13
i do it for the low oxygen buzz.
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