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Julia Curie

Senior Member

Join date: 1 Nov 2003

Posts: 298

01-08-2004 12:33

While I am not in world to know what's going on as I write this, I am being told somewhat about it and also reading it in the threads here. Aparently a lot of you are protesting the island being coporate (if it even is). In such a case I give you these thoughts.

If enough people think about it, it could be an EXILE from the rest of the game because it means people HAVE to teleport in to see anything of it, do anything on it, and be anything of a part of it. It’s a choice and I find it a smart one IF a coporation had to buy an entire sim.

So how is that hurting you? Its not.

Now stop protesting and think about the other 5 or so sims on the mainland up for grabs. Pfft.

Theda Twilight

Spooky Chick

Join date: 7 Jan 2004

Posts: 32

01-08-2004 15:21

I don't want to throw fuel on the fire so don't take this as a loaded question, okay? Okay. Here goes.

How many people out of the playerbase have enough money and were seriously bidding on the island? Three? Five?

si Money

The nice demon.

Join date: 21 May 2003

Posts: 477

01-08-2004 15:23

From: someone

Originally posted by Theda Twilight
I don't want to throw fuel on the fire so don't take this as a loaded question, okay? Okay. Here goes.

How many people out of the playerbase have enough money and were seriously bidding on the island? Three? Five?

Could, or would?

I could, but I never would.

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Theda Twilight

Spooky Chick

Join date: 7 Jan 2004

Posts: 32

01-08-2004 15:33

Ok, did. I mean how many people actually were bidding with the intention of buying the island and who had the money to back up their bids. People have said auctioning land is unfair because it cheats players out of their chance when businesses with more money can step in so I wondered how many players actually were trying to buy so much land.

Carnildo Greenacre

Flight Engineer

Join date: 15 Nov 2003

Posts: 1,044

01-08-2004 16:07

Looking at the bidding record, I'd say there were four people (including the winner) who were seriously contending for the island.

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Garoad Kuroda

Prophet of Muppetry

Join date: 5 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,989

01-08-2004 17:06

It doesn't hurt most of us, but it does hurt others who wanted to buy an entire sim.

But I wouldn't be surprised if a few weeks from now LL announces 3 (or so) more "entire sim" auctions.

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WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!

Theda Twilight

Spooky Chick

Join date: 7 Jan 2004

Posts: 32

01-08-2004 17:26

Cory Linden said at the town hall meeting that people buying sims like this enables them to bring more new sims online and that if the demand for land is there they will keep making new land.

Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

01-08-2004 17:30

Its the fact that when you have a corporation come into something it changes things in more ways than expected in most cases.

If a corp is determined to stay on its own island, and doesn't want to change anything else about SL or have any power over what SL does, then thats fine, but most corporations wouldn't want to just have an island and sit there and wait for people to come.

I've seen it happen more than once to a place and I really don't want to see it happen to SL.

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Astarte Valentino

Junior Member

Join date: 7 Dec 2003

Posts: 18

just a thought

01-08-2004 17:31

I really don't think that it has anything to do with protesting. People are just asking questions and trying to figure everything out. It is human nature to want to know where one stands in any society. I for one love the discourse and hope to see more of it. No one is being malicious. Maybe a few pokes here and there, but nothing terribly out of order. This is what society is built around so why hinder it or boo-hoo it.

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Julia Curie Senior Member Join date: 1 Nov 2003 Posts: 298	01-08-2004 12:33 While I am not in world to know what's going on as I write this, I am being told somewhat about it and also reading it in the threads here. Aparently a lot of you are protesting the island being coporate (if it even is). In such a case I give you these thoughts. If enough people think about it, it could be an EXILE from the rest of the game because it means people HAVE to teleport in to see anything of it, do anything on it, and be anything of a part of it. It’s a choice and I find it a smart one IF a coporation had to buy an entire sim. So how is that hurting you? Its not. Now stop protesting and think about the other 5 or so sims on the mainland up for grabs. Pfft.
Theda Twilight Spooky Chick Join date: 7 Jan 2004 Posts: 32	01-08-2004 15:21 I don't want to throw fuel on the fire so don't take this as a loaded question, okay? Okay. Here goes. How many people out of the playerbase have enough money and were seriously bidding on the island? Three? Five?
si Money The nice demon. Join date: 21 May 2003 Posts: 477	01-08-2004 15:23 From: someone Originally posted by Theda Twilight I don't want to throw fuel on the fire so don't take this as a loaded question, okay? Okay. Here goes. How many people out of the playerbase have enough money and were seriously bidding on the island? Three? Five? Could, or would? I could, but I never would. _____________________ Like a soul without a mind In a body without a heart I'm missing every part -- Progress -- Catherine Omega: Yes, but lots of stuff isn't listed. "Making UI harder to use than ever" and "removing all the necessary status icons" things.... there's nothing like that in the release notes.
Theda Twilight Spooky Chick Join date: 7 Jan 2004 Posts: 32	01-08-2004 15:33 Ok, did. I mean how many people actually were bidding with the intention of buying the island and who had the money to back up their bids. People have said auctioning land is unfair because it cheats players out of their chance when businesses with more money can step in so I wondered how many players actually were trying to buy so much land.
Carnildo Greenacre Flight Engineer Join date: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 1,044	01-08-2004 16:07 Looking at the bidding record, I'd say there were four people (including the winner) who were seriously contending for the island. _____________________ perl -le '$_ = 1; (1 x $_) !~ /^(11+)\1+$/ && print while $_++;'
Garoad Kuroda Prophet of Muppetry Join date: 5 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,989	01-08-2004 17:06 It doesn't hurt most of us, but it does hurt others who wanted to buy an entire sim. But I wouldn't be surprised if a few weeks from now LL announces 3 (or so) more "entire sim" auctions. _____________________ BTW WTF is C3PO supposed to be USEFUL for anyway, besides whining? Stupid piece of scrap metal would be more useful recycled as a toaster. But even that would suck, because who would want to listen to a whining wussy toaster? Is he gold plated? If that's the case he should just be melted down into gold ingots. Help the economy some, and stop being so damn useless you stupid bucket of bolts! R2 is 1,000 times more useful than your tin man ass, and he's shaped like a salt and pepper shaker FFS!
Theda Twilight Spooky Chick Join date: 7 Jan 2004 Posts: 32	01-08-2004 17:26 Cory Linden said at the town hall meeting that people buying sims like this enables them to bring more new sims online and that if the demand for land is there they will keep making new land.
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	01-08-2004 17:30 Its the fact that when you have a corporation come into something it changes things in more ways than expected in most cases. If a corp is determined to stay on its own island, and doesn't want to change anything else about SL or have any power over what SL does, then thats fine, but most corporations wouldn't want to just have an island and sit there and wait for people to come. I've seen it happen more than once to a place and I really don't want to see it happen to SL. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Astarte Valentino Junior Member Join date: 7 Dec 2003 Posts: 18	just a thought 01-08-2004 17:31 I really don't think that it has anything to do with protesting. People are just asking questions and trying to figure everything out. It is human nature to want to know where one stands in any society. I for one love the discourse and hope to see more of it. No one is being malicious. Maybe a few pokes here and there, but nothing terribly out of order. This is what society is built around so why hinder it or boo-hoo it.

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