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Kitty Barnett
Registered User
Join date: 10 May 2006
Posts: 5,586
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02-25-2007 10:26
I know that at one time, very early on, LL asked people to make a - not that small - contribution in exchange for a lifetime of 4096m² tier. A few times now, I've come across people that seemed to have a different kind of benefit though (around 1024-1536m² free tier?) for accounts somewhere in the late half of 2005? Was there actually any kind of benefit back then for whatever reason? I don't want to debate the fair or unfair of it, but I am curious what the historical background is  . |
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Cocoanut Koala
Coco's Cottages
Join date: 7 Feb 2005
Posts: 7,903
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02-25-2007 10:38
I was here then, and there wasn't any kind of a special deal then. The only one I know about is that lifetime membership and free tier they offered way back to the very first players, for $200 and something, I think.
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Curtis Conacher
Registered User
Join date: 11 Sep 2006
Posts: 62
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02-25-2007 10:42
'free tier' Are we talking free unlimited tier because if so that puts the rest of us paying users at a slight disadvantage to those early pioneers.
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Kitty Barnett
Registered User
Join date: 10 May 2006
Posts: 5,586
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02-25-2007 10:51
From: Cocoanut Koala I was here then, and there wasn't any kind of a special deal then. Thankies, Cocoanut . I guess I'll bug them a bit with questions then  . One was adament she can own 1024m² without paying either premium or tier fees (and she's not a charter member) so I thought she was just confused then, but then I came across someone I didn't know that well to question about it, making the same kind of claim. Odd  . From: Curtis Conacher 'free tier' Are we talking free unlimited tier because if so that puts the rest of us paying users at a slight disadvantage to those early pioneers. The lifetime accounts (charter members?) got/get 4096m² of "free" tier, but I think they were asked to pay $250 for it, which seems like an awful good deal now, but at the time I think the situation was that noone even knew if SL would still be around the next week. I don't think I would have gambled away $250 in the same position so while I can wish I had it, I don't feel bad about it, because they did take a risk . |
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Macphisto Angelus
JAFO
Join date: 21 Oct 2004
Posts: 5,831
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02-25-2007 10:54
From: Kitty Barnett I don't think I would have gambled away $250 in the same position so while I can wish I had it, I don't feel bad about it, because they did take a risk . I didn't with my charter aged Toon. I remember actually laughing with my wife about it. Of course TSO and There were the rage then. 
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Dnate Mars
Lost
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 1,309
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02-25-2007 10:56
There are people out there that do have "free tier." I don't know the story behind why they got it, but they do. Most of the ones that I know about have 512-1536 sqm of free tier. I also know that there was one account that was given a free upgrade to lifetime as a prize for a stress test.
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