Hi,
I, IMHO, really like 1.6.
I like the control panels,
I like that I can walk and steer with my mouse,
I like the new 3D build editor much, much better,
I like the inventory search so much that that is worth all of the other "bad" stuff that may be there.
The only thing that could make the inventory better is being able to "intercept" any item before it goes in so that if you wanted to rename it, or place it somewhere else than a normal spot you could. The other thing is being able to click on a dress and see what it looks like without having to try it on.
I, IMHO, really like 1.6.
I like the control panels,
I like that I can walk and steer with my mouse,
I like the new 3D build editor much, much better,
I like the inventory search so much that that is worth all of the other "bad" stuff that may be there.
The only thing that could make the inventory better is being able to "intercept" any item before it goes in so that if you wanted to rename it, or place it somewhere else than a normal spot you could. The other thing is being able to click on a dress and see what it looks like without having to try it on.
I agree with everything here.
I have not had problems crashing, I have only occasionally, very rarely, have had problems logging in. But then I don't play every day either. Perhaps the 4 or 5 times a month I get to play i've been lucky.
It also has to do with the time you log in, early mornings and late nights seem to be less of a problem all around.
I spent about 10 days in the preview doing some testing. Truth is I've been a member almost a year and know less about this game than some of you that have been on a couple of months. Sigh. There were a lot of tests there in the preview that I was not able to do. Many I did not have the time for. And, sadly, many more I didn't even understand. But I did complete one or two and put my feedback in.
The problem with the test area is that it's test.. Not much server load, not very many people on.. When I did testing on 1.6 I saw 1 other person in the 4 hours I spent there.
If you don't help with the process, when there's an opportunity to do so, then you really don't have any right to complain. SL has more frequent updates than any other online game I have ever played. Why? because this unique wonderful game allows the residents to shape their world. In the entire year I played in THERE I think there was one update that I can remember having to download a newer version. In addition to that, the 'content' in THERE was the same day after day after day. Very little change.
The content of There was regulated by the company. Also you had to pay Tbux to make and sell the items. There is also extremely less complex than SL.. It's basicly a flash game with ties to big databases.. It also has it's problems.. I can't count how many times I've been in the middle of a big spades game and had to stand up, do the hula, walk around the room and pray to the gods of motu-motu so that I might get my cards back.
Every one of you that is complaining should really be ashamed. Why? because..
Complaints are not Shameful, especially if they are constructed in a way that is understandble and useful information can be gathered from them. "1.6 Blows!!!" is not a complaint, it's a flame.. There is a diffrence
1) it means that you have absolutely no concept, no idea, no imagination as to how incredibly difficult it is to achieve what the Lindens have done. Real time building in world. I don't know of any other game that does that. Other games allow you to add pre-constructed approved 3D objects. NONE I know of lets you create and texture at will like SL does. and
You are right, many of us cannot fathom how difficult a job this is. And when it actually works, it works very well.
2)When you complain about this and nitpick every little detail (especially if you did not do any testing) then you are not acknowledging any of the positives. If you had to work in a place where all you heard each day was negative bull crap how much incentive would you have to really try and make this way better.
The other side of this coin is: If with every successive patch, your ability to create new and exciting content is hampered, removed or out right does not work. If with every successive patch the world becomes less stable, and harder to actually access.. How much incentive do we as club builders, clothiers, scripters, vehicle builders, etc. have to actually do these things? Lindens need people to create content to draw others in.. Those people can't create the content if the tools don't function and the world isn't stable.
Want to make SL better? Then get out and get involved make suggestions that are positive. How many people have posted in the last several hours "I still can't get on.. "
Good grief. for those who might be a little mentally challenged.. do you NOT think that the Lindens know there is a problem? Did it ever occur to you, and this can happen to any computer installation, that there might have been some catastrophic incident? And that the Lindens might be so absorbed in fixing the problem that they really don't have time to acknowledge and let you know that THEY KNOW YOU CAN'T LOG IN..
Actually I don't think they know there is a problem. In fact I would think that if they did, it would have been fixed in every successive patch since 1.5.. Or whenever the whole login queueing thing started happening. I can't remember the last time I was able to log in without some sort of delay.. but now it's worse than ever.. that's IF it doesn't just boot ya first.
Negative people who whine and complain all the time really bore me because those people tend to be self absorbed, selfish and self centered. All they care about is that "Wah Way I can't log in..." Get a life, find something else to do in place of what you would be doing in SL and enjoy yourself. Are you not capable of adapting? Turn the lemons into lemonade.
I've been making lemonade for about a month now, when can I log in? You see some of these people pay big money to play this game.. They deserve the right to have it function to it's fullest capacity. I know I'd be extremely pissed if I were paying 100 bucks a month for this kind of service. This is also why I tiered down and sold all my land.
Please just look at the BIG picture. This is SL it's not your REAL LIFE. There is no reason to get so bent out of shape when something goes wrong. Every game has it's problems. Yet there are some who put more importance in this game than their real life. Go with the flow, just take each day and enjoy what you get.
You are right, SL is not your RL, but I get bent out of shape because I have a right to have a playable game, I paid good money for it, and some are still paying good money for it. They deserve it. even more.
I get to play SL about 4 to 5 days each month if anyone has a right to complain when they can't get on it should be me. But, I am taking the opportunity to read and contribute in the forums and enjoy what some other positive people have had to say.
Actually I think you have just as much right to complain as anyone else does.
I wish everybody peace and good tidings,
wizzie
Thanks for your input.
Tharkis