Free land and homes for all Premium accounts soon
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Milla Janick
Empress Of The Universe
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01-26-2010 13:30
From: Joshooah Lovenkraft From what I recall seeing, it will be very difficult to ugly up the outside because of the way the land is parcelled. I'm pretty sure the automated system LL uses cuts the parcel precisely around the footprint of your house so there doesn't seem like there will be much room, if any, to landscape anything ugly. I'm not positive though but I think that's how it was done which is kinda smart from LL's perspective as it makes the place a whole lot easier to maintain since the ugly is all contained inside. Uglying them up would also violate the covenant. Assuming the Lindens enforce the covenant stipulations. |
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Tyche Shepherd
Harsh Survey Bot Mistress
Join date: 1 May 2007
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01-26-2010 13:38
From: Rene Erlanger I think Psyche Tyche Shepherd stated just under 70k have premium accounts.
/fixed - It's a different Greek Goddess name  Looking at the Stipends paid out every month then there are between 62,000 and 78,000 premium accounts - The lower figure is if all those eligible for weekly stipends of L$500 & L$400 are still premium. The top estimate is if all premiums are at the L$300 stipend- The average of these is probably a good estimate - So 70,000 in total . I've been monitoring the uptake of the Linden Home Beta on a weekly basis over on SLU. There is already a tiny amount of churn amongst the beta sample with a small number being abandoned/returned each week. I'll be keeping up my monitoring after it comes out of Beta on the 17th . |
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Sling Trebuchet
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Join date: 20 Jan 2007
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01-26-2010 13:42
From: Joshooah Lovenkraft From what I recall seeing, it will be very difficult to ugly up the outside because of the way the land is parcelled. I'm pretty sure the automated system LL uses cuts the parcel precisely around the footprint of your house so there doesn't seem like there will be much room, if any, to landscape anything ugly. I'm not positive though but I think that's how it was done which is kinda smart from LL's perspective as it makes the place a whole lot easier to maintain since the ugly is all contained inside. I chose a design that had all the outdoor part of the footprint as a decent-sized outdoor deck. I've got more prims outside on the deck than inside - but the bike is a large part of that. There's a dance-ball, flags and seating out there - plus some Magellan stuff to confuse everybody. The place had been getting maybe a dozen or so visitors per day so far. Things will probably wake up a bit more soon. I think that the scheme is a good option for a newbie until they get to grips with SL. Some may even stay on. A plus point is the open space around the houses. A minus point is the lack of crazy - but that might be a plus for some people.
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Ciaran Laval
Mostly Harmless
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01-26-2010 13:45
From: Tyche Shepherd /fixed - It's a different Greek Goddess name But Psyche meade me chuckle! |
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Weston Graves
Werebeagle
Join date: 24 Mar 2007
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01-26-2010 16:00
I was tempted for a minute there to have a place to go and change hats, thereby saving a few prims on my mainland for other things -- but, nah. I'm already using a 512 for extra prims.
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Nisaa Milena
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Premium Homes
01-27-2010 05:56
So is there some list or something that you have to get on to get this premium home? Are there really so few premium members that they can just give out homes to them? I would think that is a LOT of homes to be giving to people for "free". Since I'm a premium member, I wouldn't mind getting a little perk that comes with it. So where is the list for me to put my name on and make sure I get my free home?!!! LOL!
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Kara Spengler
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Join date: 11 Jun 2007
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01-27-2010 05:59
From: Rock Vacirca What proportion of the regulars in SL are Premium, do you think? More to the point, premiums who have a spare 512 of tier and need a home?
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Lance Corrimal
I don't do stupid.
Join date: 9 Jun 2006
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01-27-2010 06:15
can someone please set the stream on all of those linden home sims to a station that plays "Suburbia" by pet shop boys" in an endless loop?
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Raudf Fox
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Join date: 25 Feb 2005
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01-27-2010 06:56
I'm not the least bit interested in owning a Linden Home, even if I had the tier available for it. It's a great, fabulous, fantastic idea for new premium accounts. It's just an eh for those of us who actually like being able to do whatever we want with our lands.
For once, LL came up with something that will be useless to game, however.
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Tex Nasworthy
Udder Disgrace
Join date: 2 Sep 2006
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01-27-2010 07:52
Since I recently became homeless (sold my old mainland plot) I thought I'd at least give it a try. Having owned a much larger plot for a long time I'm sure a 512 plot with 117 prims will seem pretty limited. Which brings me to my first point. Getting people to become "premium" is an obvious advantage to LL. I would guess the additional motivation for LL is that a certain number of people will give this a try and realize that having a "home" is pretty cool which will lead them to think "I like this, but owning a larger plot with more prims would be even better". So I can see this as being a good thing for more than just LL. Of course I could be wrong, it's happened before. Now my second point. Have any other premium members received the email announcement about this yet? I got mine this morning, however there are some problems with it. None of the images in the email will load and the links all lead to "page not found". To be honest I think this may be an issue with my computer and not the email, but I did chuckle. My first reaction was "Jeez, can't they get anything right". 
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Dekka Raymaker
thinking very hard
Join date: 4 Feb 2007
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01-27-2010 08:02
From: Tex Nasworthy Now my second point. Have any other premium members received the email announcement about this yet? I got mine this morning, however there are some problems with it. None of the images in the email will load and the links all lead to "page not found". To be honest I think this may be an issue with my computer and not the email, but I did chuckle. My first reaction was "Jeez, can't they get anything right". I'm not premium but I got the email, links work fine for me. Maybe they should update the info on the front page "Your own private virtual home to connect with friends – coming soon!" |
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Cristalle Karami
Lady of the House
Join date: 4 Dec 2006
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01-27-2010 08:06
I got it, but didn't try the links.
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Melita Magic
On my own terms.
Join date: 5 Jun 2008
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01-27-2010 08:08
From: Kara Spengler More to the point, premiums who have a spare 512 of tier and need a home? Don't forget 'want.' Land is addictive. Which reminds me - how do we get one of these things? When are people allowed to go in and choose their location?
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Milla Janick
Empress Of The Universe
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01-27-2010 08:33
From: Tex Nasworthy Now my second point. Have any other premium members received the email announcement about this yet? I got mine this morning, however there are some problems with it. None of the images in the email will load and the links all lead to "page not found". To be honest I think this may be an issue with my computer and not the email, but I did chuckle. My first reaction was "Jeez, can't they get anything right". It was in my junk mail. Most of the images were okay, the link to upgrade to premium worked. I think it's a little odd that they sent a message asking me to become a premium member to my premium account. None of my basic account alts that I checked have received the e-mail. |
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Dekka Raymaker
thinking very hard
Join date: 4 Feb 2007
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01-27-2010 08:36
From: Melita Magic Don't forget 'want.' Land is addictive.
Which reminds me - how do we get one of these things? When are people allowed to go in and choose their location? location is random |
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Melita Magic
On my own terms.
Join date: 5 Jun 2008
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01-27-2010 08:37
From: Dekka Raymaker location is random Interesting. Mix it up. Put one wacky neighbor beside the other. SL bingo.
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Dekka Raymaker
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01-27-2010 08:38
From: Melita Magic Interesting. Mix it up. Put one wacky neighbor beside the other. SL bingo. don't forget in these places everyone is your neighbour |
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Sling Trebuchet
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01-27-2010 09:09
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http://www.ace-exchange.com/home/story/BDVR/589
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Melita Magic
On my own terms.
Join date: 5 Jun 2008
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01-27-2010 09:12
So we have to wait for our invitation? 
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Patasha Marikh
Here to watch the show
Join date: 27 Oct 2006
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01-27-2010 09:23
I've been on a basic account for 3+ years now. This is actually having me considering going premium. Would be nice to have a little home away from any business land. A pretty little garden with a picket fence.
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
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01-27-2010 11:41
From: Patasha Marikh I've been on a basic account for 3+ years now. This is actually having me considering going premium. Would be nice to have a little home away from any business land. A pretty little garden with a picket fence. No garden. No fence. Your property line is smack up against the walls of the house, with just a 4M deep area right in front of the front door that is actually "on your parcel". Aside from what you put "on your front porch" or on your roof, you can't decorate external to your house at all. Can't even attach a wind chime to the eaves of the house, (except over your front door), because they overhang the Linden land outside your parcel.
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Kylie Jaxxon
aka Ashe1 Writer
Join date: 21 Nov 2007
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01-27-2010 11:47
nah....I don't like anything with 'too many' restrictions 
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Sling Trebuchet
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01-27-2010 12:03
From: Melita Magic So we have to wait for our invitation?.. The invitation thing was just for the Beta. I think that when the thing goes live next month, any Premium with 512 of available tier will be able to ask for a Home.
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http://www.ace-exchange.com/home/story/BDVR/589
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Rene Erlanger
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Join date: 28 Sep 2006
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01-27-2010 12:04
From: Tyche Shepherd /fixed - It's a different Greek Goddess name Looking at the Stipends paid out every month then there are between 62,000 and 78,000 premium accounts - The lower figure is if all those eligible for weekly stipends of L$500 & L$400 are still premium. The top estimate is if all premiums are at the L$300 stipend- The average of these is probably a good estimate - So 70,000 in total . I've been monitoring the uptake of the Linden Home Beta on a weekly basis over on SLU. There is already a tiny amount of churn amongst the beta sample with a small number being abandoned/returned each week. I'll be keeping up my monitoring after it comes out of Beta on the 17th . Apologies for incorrect name spelling! I always read your thread regarding grid size, which has now moved over to your own website I know this information will be impossible for you to find, but it would be interesting to see how many new premium subscriptions are taken up due to his project. I still think that during the first wave, most of the properties will be taken by those who already have Premium subs a/c. Having said that, i won't be participating. (I quite like the Hobbit's styled home, that would be my choice...or one of the other Fantasy homes) .
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Sling Trebuchet
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01-27-2010 12:06
From: Ceera Murakami No garden. No fence. Your property line is smack up against the walls of the house, with just a 4M deep area right in front of the front door that is actually "on your parcel". Aside from what you put "on your front porch" or on your roof, you can't decorate external to your house at all.
Can't even attach a wind chime to the eaves of the house, (except over your front door), because they overhang the Linden land outside your parcel. The footprints vary across and within themes. My choice had all the external area in a single deck. Other house types have area external to the house either all around or on a number of sides.
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http://www.ace-exchange.com/home/story/BDVR/589
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