Summer Slowdown, or ???

1-Do you spend a lot less time in SL now that it's the summer season for most of us ???

2-Has the novelty of SL worn off for you, bored ???

3-Do you think SL (All virtual worlds), is just a fad, a novelty toy, that will soon disappear ???



Myself
1-yes
2-yes, getting there.
3-always something new around the corner! remember the yo-yo? slinky? paintball?...SL???

1) yes
2) no...I generally will take a couple-three months off from SL when it fades for me...then I'll check something new out and be all about it all over again! I've gotten into a lot of different resident-made games and features over my SLtime
3) no...the "novelty" will wear off but if it is able to show some RL relevance then it'll be a new utility for people like cell phones and the internet.

I think v-chat will be one of the major keys to SL's RL relevance because of the teaching/learning opportunities it gives for so many subjects...none the least of which is language!

Screw RP...v-chat's virtue will be bigger than mere entertainment.

1. I don't know. This will be my first summer in Sl. however, since I live in Southern California, we have good weather most of the time. I don't see summer changing anything for me.

2. Somewhat. I'm not actively seeking romance, am a bit of a prude and I've bought about all the STUFF I can possibly manage. I am starting to build andits a challenge. I AM getting a little bored though.

3. No. Look at the PASSION people have for SL. My one surprise is that there are not more virtual worlds out there.

I've reduced my investment in SL until some stability returns, both in new policies and in the latest problems involving the actual SL economy (not being able to buy linden$, stipend not beinf forthcoming, search crashed and burning).

Cashed out a considerable pile of linden$ in case the whole thing implodes. If things go really far south, all I'm out is some land.

So yeah, I've slowed down just to protect myself.

Uh, so are your answers

1) yes but because it's unstable, not because it's summer
2) kinda because it's unstable
3) choclate cake

You may have wandered from the complaint thread this was intended for!

1) Yes. Why? Vanguard & Battlefield 2142, more daylight and SL "issues"

2) The Novelty of SL wore off ages ago. Sometimes it spikes up again with discoveries like "DebugSettings -> RenderGlow" or the new WindLight stuff. Haven't tried sculpties yet. As always the challenge is finding the innovation to try something NEW with SecondLife. That's partly on LL's shoulders to offer more... that's partly on my shoulders to be creative.

3) SecondLife is still enjoying it's hey-day. The ride down will likely be a long one. I think that enough people have enough invested in SecondLife that it won't 'vanish over-night'. How much radical growth is left for SL to enjoy? Who knows. In a year it could be 10x larger, or only 1.5x larger. It will continue to grow, the question is whether or not it finds new audiences to dazzle, and that will be a challenge as other offerings crop up.

I don't think there will ever be another 'wild west frontier' like SecondLife... the freedoms we enjoy have in SecondLife to script, build, create, animate, share, sell, retain IP rights, and such is unlike anything I've ever seen online ever... and it causes a massive support nightmare for LL that most companies would strive to avoid.

Hi Alan, seems to m its time for you to quit SL. so have a nice life

Hey jackson, good luck with your campaign to try to get residents to quit one at a time. That's the productive use of the resident answers forum you were looking for, eh?

Hey Jackson, good luck with your campaign to try to get residents to quit one at a time. That's a more productive use of the resident answers forum than the one you claimed would get me banned, eh? Oh wait, trolling is against the rules too. Hmmmm....

1-Do you spend a lot less time in SL now that it's the summer season for most of us ??? Yes and no. It just depends on the day, if I have plans, or if SL is even working properly.

2-Has the novelty of SL worn off for you, bored ???

The novelty... No. SL still has a lot to offer for me. I'm not bored with it. Irritated... Ready to drop back down to a basic account and just keep it as a way to connect with people. I think if they straightened up a lot of things, I'd be less upset over it.

3-Do you think SL (All virtual worlds), is just a fad, a novelty toy, that will soon disappear ???

No. I think they will only grow. Hopefully into something better than this.

You know, that is not a bad idea. There was a few months time that I don't think I logged on to SL. I took a break because it was not something that fit into my life at the time. It happens. SL is fun, if it has lost its fun, then it may be time for a break. (unless SL is also your job)

The Questions:
1) Yes, summer is a time that I am much more busy and out and about doing things. That means less SL for me.

2)Yes and no. SL is not a new thing to me and at times, I do get bored with it. But then I find a new person to talk to, or come up with something new to script, and I am no longer bored.

3)I think that many of the on-line worlds of today are mostly a flash in the pan type areas. WoW, There, TSO, Lineage 2, etc, all will have a core base that never really leaves, but they get old and stagnant over time. I don't see SL having that problem with so much of the world that is ever changing. I mean, who would have thunk back in 1994 that this whole internet thing would really catch on?

After 2.5 years, I find SL goes in phases. There are times when you feel inspired and view the world with fresh eyes; anything is possible and when you are logged out you feel like you've lost a limb or a best friend. And then there are times when you just couldn't give a rat's patootie....

For me, it's a lot like a long-term relationship. Sometimes you get a little bored with it, but then you discover something new that brings all that old magic back to life. If it's just another video game for you, then yeah you are going to move on to something else. If it is....a platform, a tool, some undefined new thing that is now a permanent part of your life, you will always come back to it. Sometimes you need to revise expectations; sometimes you need to walk away for a little while until you feel it calling you back. You either want to be here or you don’t. If you decide that you want to be here, then you are in for the long haul – through sickness and in health, through good times and bad.



Things are really rough right now, no doubt about it. But if you believe in this thing, then you do what I and a lot of others are doing - you ride it out. You decide at what point you are going to walk away and keep to it. Personally, when I can no long support tier on a sim, then that is where I'm done. Until that day, I'm in.

I dont think offering an answer the persons problem is considered trolling there Steadham, after all this is resident answers. your more of a resident answers socialite

Questions answered...

1 - Even though the "summer season" has started, it has not seemed to have an impact on my time spent in SL, nor has it had much impact on the areas I frequent in SL. The only major absences I have seen in SL have been with users leaving on family vacations, which last a week at best.

2 - SL has only ever gotten boring for me once, which was about a year ago, and only lasted for a 2 week stretch. I think the reason (especially post the 2-week time) SL has retained its sense of "freshness" to me, is because I am a content creator. As long as I have the ability to see my skills improve and evolve, there should never be another stagnant time in SL, for me.

3 - As seen in past incarnations of virtual world software, SL will eventually die. However, I think that SL is currently in it's prime, and will continue doing well for at least another two years. The important thing to note here is that SL is the first virtual world program to gain a widespread, worldwide userbase, in excess of one million users (note that in the term "virtual world" I am speaking of all content-creating virtual environments, games such as UO, EQ and the current WoW should be excluded). Yes, SL will eventually die, but, something better will take it's place. This is the way things are in software.

Finally, please stop giving the Yo-Yo and Slinky a hard time. I remember being a kid and having hours of fun getting the string tangled on my Yo-Yos, and scaring the neighborhood cats by sending a Slinky down the stairs after them. I was such a sadistic kid.

1) Nah, actually spending more now that it's getting really hot in my part of the country. Refrigerated air, a big window, and a nice computer = tolerable summers! I am spending less time in my other mmo though, and less time on mmo's in general.

2) It comes and goes. I've had an account for a long while now and I play until I get bored- let it go a couple of months and come back. I was never incredibly involved in SL though so boredom comes and goes quickly.

3) I think virtual worlds are here to stay. From MUDs to Everquest to Sims to WoW to SL- there are now enough people involved in MMO's that they've almost become mainstream. People like virtual worlds and as long as they continue to sell- people will continue to make them. I think SL will have a limited lifetime- maybe another 2-5 years unless the court battles start to pick up in pace- at which point I really think the whole thing could go south in a matter of a year. I'm not getting heavily invested at this time for just that reason... but the concept? WoW pushed combat MMO's to new records, and SL is pushing the corporate MMO. It might have been a fad if something had cut off it's growth in 2002 or 2003- but by 2005 the whole MMO phenomenon passed "fad" and it's still on the increase.

There will be different expressions of the concept.... like the cassette replaced the 8 track and the CD replaced the cassette, but virtual worlds are here to stay.

1. No, it's winter here and colder, I've had to shut windows not closed in the last 12months and turn the heaters on.
2. A little, but RL is being pretty intrusive at the moment too.
3. No.

Hmm, if you are going to troll, please make sense you sound like UM

1) The only reason I'm spending less time in SL is that the summer heat makes cooling my graphics card that much harder and I'm crashing more often. A LOT more often. But I've got a new card on order, so hopefully that will help and allow me to return to my previous level of obsession.

2) For me, SL is a creative canvas, so the only time I'm bored is when my imagination runs dry. It happens from time to time, but lately I've been much more social and I find that just hanging out with friends on the grid is fun. So I coast until another creative project takes hold of me, then I'm off and running again.

3) If SL crashes under the weight of bad business management, poor tech implementation and/or astoundingly poor social issues planning, I can only hope that someone somewhere will build a better SL. If I ever win a big bucks lottery, that's where my money is going (but I wouldn't hold my breath in anticipation if I were you).

Yo yos are still kick a.s if you find the scene. I recently spent a ton on new yoyos. The new 90$ G5 is super hot, and its a really fun sport.

World champ. 05 worlds
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Tegg "Spellcheck" Bode.. thanks for pointing out my missing "e" lol. And offering a answer to the guys problem isn't trolling OMG

If your answer to everyone with issues is for them to quit the game, then may this socialite suggest that your help is somewhat limited in scope.

I'm just saying, if there's a slowdown, it might not be summer related. (shrugs)

Simple say No for all ur qusetions..

Yes but only because in summer time I tend to sleep more.
No but I only get bored when I don't want to create and not sure what to do with myself. As long as I am learning and creating I am never bored.
No I don't consider SL a fad it is one of programs or 3d enviroments allow people to create there own content and there is always new things. Yet will become a fad for those who don't get SL. or who want or think the following;
They think they can get rich and can't or won't learn how to create there own fun, or can't turn SL into a shooting or adventerous adult game or non stop sex romp.