The Open Space sim debate rages on. Vint posted this last night. Interesting post. If it’s true, and I’ve no reason to doubt Vint, then it would *appear* that LL wants to get into the Open Space sim rental business. Why else would they build this stuff on an OS? But why tell us(the residents) that this is not what they were intended for and then go and do it themselves? Good question.
Now I totally understand the concept of paying for performance. Want better and faster, it’s gonna cost ya. Want more bells and whistles, it’s gonna cost ya. So, if LL tells me, you can keep your OS with the 3,750 prims and continue to use it as a club with 40-50 avatars every night and blinding particles and intense lag you go right along doing that but it’s gonna cost you more. I’m more or less ok with that. The drain on resources becomes another issue altogether.
The problem is, I don’t have a club on BaileysReach. It’s just my house and whole bunch of plants. I’ve never had more than 5 avs there at a time. Most of the time it’s just me, sitting there while I’m doing something else. My usage and the usage of the above club owner are totally different. Should we both be paying the same? You wouldn’t pay the same money for a Porsche that you would for a Volkswagen right?
So here is my suggestion: Pay for what you use. I’m sure LL can come up with another tier level to bill on. Or even multiple levels. One size fits all never really works. With so many different uses for the Open Space sims why not simply offer multiple use levels. High traffic/use gets one tier fee. Waterways, roads, true void sims gets a different tier fee.
Suggestion #2: Implement controls to match use. You can’t give me an island with 3,750 prims and then say, but you aren’t supposed to use them. Sorry, that’s silly. Eventually I’m going to push the limits imposed on me. Don’t give me limits and watch out! So, put controls in place. If I buy an Open Space at a waterway level, it should have few prims available and a low price. The number of av’s allowed should be low as well. The reverse goes for a club level, lots of prims and a higher price.
Jack Linden has another meeting in world today. I’m at work with no access so I won’t be able to attend. If you go, remember, nasty verbal abuse gets us no where. Be respectful, go with suggestions and constructive comments.
I agree with you. Extra levels of land usage and definitively CONTROLS to ensure people use them for what they are paying.
I myself share an open space sim. Its just two residential houses and lots of landscape and beach front, trees, a small mountain, lakes, wildlife… just a quiet place to call home, and from time to time bring one or two friends in to have a chat without no one disturbing us in a friendly environment.
Eh… IF then Lindens limited the number of avatars allowed in a sim to 20 per open sim, for instances that would do the trick. Maybe limit the number of scripts as well (probably more tricky) and stop blaming the residents for using what Linden Labs gave!! Shame on you Lindens…
Ahem… Its’ a nasty issue all this. But there’s lots of initiatives going on… and it seems that *At least* the Lindens are aware of them… now, will they listen to us? We’ll wait and see…
Cheers.
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