Comments on: GOM’s Zeppi Schlegel: This bodes well for the future http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/01/goms_zeppi_schl.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/01/goms_zeppi_schl.html/comment-page-1#comment-47837 urizenus Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:19:46 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2546#comment-47837 Well if you use the find tool and look at the properties they are ranked by dwell, so there is a ranking of every property from one to infinity (if it is set to show up in find). Also, you can select for subcategories of properties. The issue here is that the top properties were *paid* for getting more dwell, which made the incentives for gaming the system with alts even more pervasive. The net effect was that the Lindens were subsidizing the clubs that gamed the system with alt and by camping noobs, and this in turn led to the club culture out of control aspect of SL that Artemis complained about in her recent Op/Ed piece. Not sure this will solve the problem, but at least the Lindens won't be encouraging it with money. Well if you use the find tool and look at the properties they are ranked by dwell, so there is a ranking of every property from one to infinity (if it is set to show up in find). Also, you can select for subcategories of properties. The issue here is that the top properties were *paid* for getting more dwell, which made the incentives for gaming the system with alts even more pervasive. The net effect was that the Lindens were subsidizing the clubs that gamed the system with alt and by camping noobs, and this in turn led to the club culture out of control aspect of SL that Artemis complained about in her recent Op/Ed piece. Not sure this will solve the problem, but at least the Lindens won’t be encouraging it with money.

]]> By: Ian http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/01/goms_zeppi_schl.html/comment-page-1#comment-47836 Ian Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:09:25 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2546#comment-47836 AJ it isn't like that at all. They do not give money out at all times. Just at parties at night(not everynight), everyone gets a chance to win money, however not everyone gets money. And you don't get money for doing mindless number of boards. And there is no top 100 list to be on, so attempting to climb the list is pointless. There is a top 10 list, but includes all sorts of properties. AJ it isn’t like that at all. They do not give money out at all times. Just at parties at night(not everynight), everyone gets a chance to win money, however not everyone gets money. And you don’t get money for doing mindless number of boards. And there is no top 100 list to be on, so attempting to climb the list is pointless. There is a top 10 list, but includes all sorts of properties.

]]> By: ajdown@jp http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/01/goms_zeppi_schl.html/comment-page-1#comment-47835 ajdown@jp Wed, 12 Jan 2005 07:55:05 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2546#comment-47835 "Only thing that will come from all this is clubs/casinos will start having to give more away for the leeches to spend time at them" Hmmm interesting how TSO and the 'payout' culture seems to have migrated to SL. I bet in 3 months that the popular clubs won't be the best clubs, they'll just be those that pay out the most... just like happened in TSO. Remove the 'rate' system..... am I right in guessing this is similar to the TSO top 100 listings, forgive me but I don't play SL aj “Only thing that will come from all this is clubs/casinos will start having to give more away for the leeches to spend time at them”

Hmmm interesting how TSO and the ‘payout’ culture seems to have migrated to SL. I bet in 3 months that the popular clubs won’t be the best clubs, they’ll just be those that pay out the most… just like happened in TSO.

Remove the ‘rate’ system….. am I right in guessing this is similar to the TSO top 100 listings, forgive me but I don’t play SL

aj

]]> By: when it rains it pours http://alphavilleherald.com/2005/01/goms_zeppi_schl.html/comment-page-1#comment-47834 when it rains it pours Wed, 12 Jan 2005 03:24:55 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2546#comment-47834 In the end none of this will make a difference because the people buying at $4 for 1kL are fools thinking they will get a return investment out of it. The same people who game the system will keep on doing it the same way they have been doing and no half stipend no $L for events(thats a joke) Only thing that will come from all this is clubs/casinos will start having to give more away for the leeches to spend time at them (which is hardly a cash sink). This is a quick fix to a broken ecomomy due to dwelloper awards and incentives. Once they remove the Rate systems, deprive the people with multiple credit card (5 accounts per card) people out of rate farming and dwell gaming, then only then will the economy reward those who deserve it. In the end none of this will make a difference because the people buying at $4 for 1kL are fools thinking they will get a return investment out of it. The same people who game the system will keep on doing it the same way they have been doing and no half stipend no $L for events(thats a joke)
Only thing that will come from all this is clubs/casinos will start having to give more away for the leeches to spend time at them (which is hardly a cash sink).
This is a quick fix to a broken ecomomy due to dwelloper awards and incentives. Once they remove the Rate systems, deprive the people with multiple credit card (5 accounts per card) people out of rate farming and dwell gaming, then only then will the economy reward those who deserve it.

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