I was more bothered by the fact that OpenSpace and Homestead land would have limits on events and classifieds, but no one seems to have picked up on that point.

Frankly – that is actually more than some of you fucks deserve.

The logic some of you have used to trash Linden Lab over this increase can only be described as the worst kind of conspiracy theory bullshit that has ever been aimed at a private company.

Never before have I seen so many people LOOKING for an excuse to pin all of this on the company itself. Christ, there isn’t a single Linden who could have cooked up half the shit that is being spewed, let alone the plans for an elaborate ‘bait and switch’.

Here is what you SHOULD have thought of: If the Lindens had intended the Open space sim types to be used as some have been using them – They would have offered them individually, at an increased prim count and as cheaply as they had been FROM THE START. They saw how they were being used and decided to give a trial run to see if there might be a new market for them. They saw the new market and acted accordingly.

The only thing these ‘protesters’ have done is to fuck it all up for those who COULD have benefited from the original type of Open Space.

NOW, Open Spaces are being reduced to Voids, the current version of the Open Space is being renamed, restricted in Avatar count with future restrictions planned … and the price is going up in stages.

Nice going you god damn idiots. Next time, shut the fuck up, think clearly and MOVE THE FUCK ON.

What’s going on here is the most blatant linguistic ball-and-cup game I’ve ever seen, and an outright insult to Second Life’s customers. It isn’t a concession; it’s the same exact thing as the original post. If you don’t see this then perhaps you have completely e-fucked your brains out on poseballs.

What’s going on here is that they are trying to say they are introducing a new product called “Homesteads” that in every function are identical to what openspaces are now, except for the price increases described in the first blog, and the “to be determined” limits on scripts and CPU ratios, and a hard 20 avatar limit. The actual new product is an overpriced 750 prim, 10 avatar sim that they are now calling “openspaces.” This is an obvious non-product (who in their right mind would pay $75 for such a thing?) and intended to simply confuse and distract.

COME ON, I LOVE THIS SHIT, keep shooting yourselves in the foot Linden Lab, next, start banning private sim owners, and certain undesirable groups, control content creation, etc. Come on! let’s see some more foot shooting. This is hilarious.

No matter what is said now, you can take a good look at what they are claiming to do. Nothing is really being done, they baffle you with new jargon and increase the price anyhow. The fact is, you still cannot use the open space and the prim allotment for 75USD as they created it to be.

It’s simply Linden doing as they always have. Well, at least for the last 3 years. They baffle you with bullshit and expect you to accept the decisions.

They are the ones whom chose to lease VOID sims. VOID sims were never used at all. None. You had to purchase 4 void ocean sims at one point and each had 1800 prim allowance. But you had to lease a whole sim space to take advantage of the purchase of the 4 voids. Then they change it again, again, and.. finally, 75USD for 3750 prims. Correct?

Now who made all the decisions to create the 75USD ocean space sim and then turn around and up the prim allotment to 3750? I do believe that was Linden. Now, they decide it’s too much and being over used. Well my question is, if all it was supposed to be was a fucking ocean, why did they up the prim allotment from 1800 prim to 3750? I’m quite sure they have another bullshit answer for that as well.

No matter how you look at it, the only reason they are changing anything at all is to calm the waters. Unfortunately they haven’t fixed anything.

If you want the truth of the matter, check out Linden Lab at the BBB.

First Linden attempts to swindle us with a 67% price hike. Than in what can only be described as a vindictive response for embarrassing the company with bad media, the terms of Openspaces have been changed to retain the price while reducing the capability of Openspaces by by a factor of 5 (3750 prims to 750 prims), not counting the TBD borking of the sim to limit script, CPU avatars, and advertising. So whereas we are currently paying 2 cent a prim currently, we will instead get to pay 10 cents a prim – an obscene 500% hike.

Of course Linden has magnanimously retained the first offer to raise us 67% by offering a Homestead sim (the current openspace with a different name) and we’re suppose to fall to our knees in tearful thanks to the corporate junta, and salute their generosity. Indeed, I’m sure many will salute this latest ‘offer’ with a single digit.

Get real.

Signed,
Disgusted with LL and in particular tired of watching things go downhill (including the Herald).

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