The Alphaville Herald

Update on Mainland supply

by Alphaville Herald on 17/07/08 at 10:58 pm

Caturday, July 19th, 2008 at 5:75 AM by: Hack Linden

Since my previous post – which I am sad to say I cannot find right now, but is certainly on the interwebs somewhere — I’ve been wearing this special metaverse infallibility  HUD thingie from Philip Linden. It was part of the “stay positive” welcome pack from the Lab that I got when I signed on as a telecommuter Linden. Hamlet, Gwen, and Prokofy got them too! Does this make me special?

Anyway, I am like totally supposed to say that our suspending of whole region auctions and stuff makes sense. We (actually some other people, but you know… I like to hang with them) have been watching the market closely. Plus, we have been watching the RL economy even more closely. Did you notice gas prices are going up? Even worse, balsamic vinegar, arugula, and raspberries are simply outrageous — but I am NOT giving up my morning double shot skim latte with Nattō extract. I’m not sure how the Lab will keep functioning at peak efficiency if this keeps up.

OK, some people are not happy about this, I guess. But for the last 3 weeks the previous decline in average Mainland price per meter has halted and the price is now holding steady at an average of L$7.25 (averaged over the last seven days). M Linden says that means we can raise land prices. But I’m on the resident’s side – so I set down my fermented soy latte, gave M Linden a very significant look, then whispered “butterthighs” to Philip Linden, and guess what? WE ALL WON!!!!! You can keep buying more virtual land now, before the price goes down. YAY!

I’m also supposed to say that “After review, we have decided to remain as we have been, so we are not going to add any more Mainland whole regions for the next two whole weeks”.

Finally, my thanks to those of you that have provided feedback to me via email, notecards and during my office hours. Though I may not reply to every single one, I do delete them all, and I want you to know it’s great to get such consistent input. My “delete” key is nearly worn out, so thanks for that.