Stauf Arbuckle here. I was born unto the world via an email yesterday so I thought I may introduce myself along with give some first impressions from a total clueless newbie.
A little about me first.
IRL I'm 38 years old, married with 3 kids...all girls. heh.. I've been testing games on and offline since the early 80's. I got my first taste of "online gaming" on a BBS i ran at the computer I operated in the military. <shhh> I think I was the first to have a "floating BBS" aboard ship, hehe.
Anywho, on to SL:
As i entered this new mysterious world, I found many helpful people within an arms reach. Upon closer scrutiny I realized I was a female! Well, for the next 45 mins, I perused the seemingly endless customization I could do on my appearance.
Lag was a bit of an issue so I decided to see if updated drivers were available, and they were. I installed 41.52 Detonators, came in game again and was horrified that I had become dismembered
For the next 90 mins I tried virtually every config and resolution possible to no avail. Ok, back to 41.09 and some exploring...After asking where would be a good area to populate I proceeded to fly read: bang into West. Finding the West severely populated I strode East. I came upon a deserted beach just inside the Outlands and decided this was the place for me. I set up camp and proceeded to build my home. After some landscaping I erected a modest little cabin with a beautiful view of the sunrise. Still needs some work as i ran out of time last night but it's home.
Overall impression: Simply stunning. I can't begin to explain what a refreshing game this is from the norm. The individuality and manipulation of the game world is astounding. This world will make some noise. It will make heads turn.
