SL Sex Queen Brieanne Bomazi: Ban the Bots!!!
by Alphaville Herald on 23/02/09 at 7:57 am
No more bots or campers - please!
by Alessandra Narayan
How has SL sex evolved and what is the future of the in-world sex industry – and the future of SL? To answer these important questions, nothing could be better than consulting with an expert – Brieanne Bomazi – proud owner of the escort club XXX Fantasy Escorts, also known as XFE.
The XFE club is one of the oldest in SL, and according to Ms Bomazi owes it’s longevity to grasping firmly the principles of quality – quality that seem to have been vanishing in the world’s greed for easy profits. Banishing bots and campers on traffic measurement is one of the XFE’s madam’s suggestions as she states sex will always get better and better in SL.
Alessandra Narayan (AN) – Being in SL for 4 years in the sex branch… we can consider you a sex expertise, correct?
Brieanne Bomazi (BB) – (laughs) Well, I wouldn't say expert… but…well experienced (smiles).
AN – What has changed about SL sex since 2005 until now?
BB – Well,a lot. Back in 05, your options as far as animations, and howrealistic, have expanded by leaps and bounds. Back then, it was oneanimation per pose set, so you had a lot of pose sets. Then came theanimated, multi-options, lots of options. Also then, it was all mostlytext-based cyber. Very few of us offered voice, even less offered cam.Now seems like everyone is all about Voice&Cam.
AN – You run a well known prestigious escort club – XFE – since how many years? How has it been? Less or more clients since 2007?
BB – XFE opened in March, 06. Suzette Fackler and a few others co-owned, and I came in as an escort, then became manager August 06, General Manager Dec 06, Co-Owner April 07 and bought it out as sole owner July 07. We celebrate 3 years in continuous business in March 09. SL has always had its ups and downs. At one point we had a lot of traffic, but a glitch in LL's land options bumped us from search, been a long fight to get back in and back up. We still have plenty of clients, but not so much ‘noob’ traffic.
AN – Do you think people don't interest so much about SL sex as in 2005 for example?
BB – I think the interest in sex is still just as high. The problem these days is there are literally hundreds of places instead of the small number then. Folks are so busy trying to catch the ‘wave’ of owning a business they resort to all sorts of shady practices such as campers or traffic bots to just name a few. That makes it hard to sort the good places from the bad.
AN – How is it possible to invert the situation?
BB – I see an average of 3-10 new places a week open and probably just as many close. There are only a small handful of places that pass 6 months, even smaller that pass a year, and only very very few that pass 2 years, much less 3 like XFE. Folks open clubs, pack them with bots and campers to inflate their traffic numbers, yet you TP to them and seems you have 2-3 workers and no clients.
AN – The most recent generations in SL, born in 2008 and 2009 for example, don’t have a clue of how it used to be some years ago…
BB – No, they really don’t. They think making 10K a week is great money and they really honestly have no idea. They expect to come in a complete ‘newbies’, no idea how to work SL, improve their appearance and expect to get rich and it’s simply not that easy.
AN – Have you been to free sex places lately? They used to be famous…
BB – Yes I’ve been to free sex places. I’ve looked around, pointed and laughed all these horrible new avatars, all with free bits, and voice changers, and lots of lag… Still there are a few quality places but they are hard to find. The majority is again, people there camping and seems it’s all about markets and products.
AN – What do you think about the future of sex industry in SL?
BB – I think sex will always sell and will always improve. I also think that as more people fall victim to the ‘no get rich quick’ idea, they will move on and only the best places will stand to serve.
AN – So, you're optimistic about it?
BB – Actually I am. I see a lot of clients not stopping the first place they come to. They demand better than average, they expect better than average, they come informed about what to expect, and they want quality. They spend money but are very choosy where.
AN – Do you think LL should limit the opening of new places or impose rules?
BB – I think LL shouldn't restrict folk’s freedom to do as they will, within the rules of SL, however, I think that traffic bots and camping should be made against the rules. I think them enforcing the number of AV’s per region to cut down on lag and server stress would be a big start. 70 AV’s in a region, when 50-60 are camper bots is ridiculous. If they stuck to a reasonable number of AV’s per region as it was before, folks would cut down on fake avatars, such as bots, and leave room for actual consumers.
Jezz
Feb 23rd, 2009
Speaking about bots, I opened a discussion in SL’s Jira to gather votes against bots in-world. I hope this makes LL take some action. Check out here:
http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-3877
It’s simple… Just login and vote. Comments, suggestions and ideas are always welcome!
Stephie Dawes
Feb 23rd, 2009
I await the day that LL gets sued for having places like this in-world. I mean really, cybering over cam and voice for money? Sounds just a few steps shy of prostitution. Someone will catch on sooner or later and shut it down just like they did gambling. LL will then loose 90% of their pubbie audience and shit will be so cash.
We
Feb 23rd, 2009
@Stephie
Considering phone sex hotlines are completely legal in the US, I highly doubt that. Gambling in SL wasn’t a few steps shy of gambling, it was gambling.
Valentina Kendal
Feb 23rd, 2009
lol – omg Stephie, did masturbation suddenly become illegal? /me searches for the memo…
Witness X
Feb 23rd, 2009
Whining works better when you can form a complete sentence.
TedSabra
Feb 23rd, 2009
I also cant see aaany sense in this bot-sl. Seems that Lindens has totally lost the touch in what they are doing. Found in couple days so stupid misuse of bots that cant but wonder. Even one Panos Delpaso who told to be a “I am a GURU of sl markeing” has a hidden skybox full of bots and no other use but raise traffic score of “Greece Digital”. And if enter this sim you cant find anybody else there but owners telling “truths” how “Lidens” like their bots soo much(no woner why they misspell it
. And they are selling those bots..as they proudly tell..so nice example how those bots are meant to be used if even seller doing that shit.And no wonder whole sim has flying disabled to prevent residents seeing the truth. Sure they need soon ask neighbor sims also cancel it or you can just jump to those bot platfroms from them.90 people was map telling the people count and 80 bots up there..rest owners and couple residents wondering this same there..;)
There is no use for search traffic counts anymore so why are they sorted by them. With bot misuse its abusing of residents.
Ajax
Feb 23rd, 2009
Keep the Bots, ban the Escorts! Bots have legitimate uses besides traffic count such as the bot I own which automatically ejects spammers , enforces various rules, keeps detailed statistics, etc -and joins people to my group. Most escorts are actually guys anyway and they do NOT screen for minors as the law requires. I see no legitimate use for escorts so ban them, keep the bots
Professor C
Feb 23rd, 2009
Now this is something I whole heartedly support. In a way. What Second Life needs to do is to have their viewers configured so that one computer can only connect one account to the grid at a time. For example. On Login, have it check your IP address for other IP addresses logged in at the time. If it finds one … Login fails. This is not has much coding as it may seem. And it will stop bots DEAD but leave honest campers just looking to make a few extra Lindens still able to do that.
Problem solved. Starter companies selling a shit product can’t afford to pay out that much for the campers.
Jumpman Lane
Feb 23rd, 2009
@steffeh mind ur business lady. nosy people get it too!
Little Lost Linden
Feb 23rd, 2009
I agree. Bots need to go. They are ruining Second Life.
Jahar Aabye
Feb 24th, 2009
Professor C:
“Now this is something I whole heartedly support. In a way. What Second Life needs to do is to have their viewers configured so that one computer can only connect one account to the grid at a time. For example. On Login, have it check your IP address for other IP addresses logged in at the time. If it finds one … Login fails. This is not has much coding as it may seem. And it will stop bots DEAD but leave honest campers just looking to make a few extra Lindens still able to do that.”
Brilliant idea! So when I open up a second viewer window to log in with my testing alt, so that I can test out my products on my alt (and yes, I do need two avatars on at once to do this), I’ll find myself unable to log on. Wonderful.
Or even better, when two people in a house share a WiFi router, and thus have the same IP address, only one of them can log on at once.
You’re fucking brilliant. Why don’t you send your resume to LL right now!!!!
Brieanne Bomazi
Feb 24th, 2009
**quote from ajax**
keep the Bots, ban the Escorts! Bots have legitimate uses besides traffic count such as the bot I own which automatically ejects spammers , enforces various rules, keeps detailed statistics, etc -and joins people to my group. Most escorts are actually guys anyway and they do NOT screen for minors as the law requires. I see no legitimate use for escorts so ban them, keep the bots
Classic. Not all escorts are guys.. just like not all bots are bad, I am not suggesting a single worker bot should be banned, but bot farms, camping farms, artificially inflating traffic number bots…are bad. They cause lag, clog an already strained system, and generally serve no purpose. If your in doubt as to my *female status*….3+ years as an escort, You are welcome to come by and have a voice chat with me any time *smiles*. If you can’t keep a business running by legitimate means call it quits and move on. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion…and i can promise you that WAY more people enjoy escorts..even for simple company.. than will argue for the keeping of bots. As far as screening for minors… I fully supported LL’s age verification. and am verified..and I, like most of my fellow legitimate working girls.. will ask someones age if in doubt at all. I personally have filed *minor on the adult* grid AR’s NUMEROUS times. If i even suspect that the person in question is a minor.. i eject and report them. Its not a perfect system.. but its something. Not everyone is as twisted as it seems. Some of us are worse
Jeroentje Jansma
Feb 24th, 2009
@ Professor C:
Thanks for your brilliant idea!
My girlfriend and our daughter (yes, over 18) also like to play SL when I’m on… we use a router, so the “outside” ip address is for all of us the same…
I think the solution is in a combination of technics / tactics:
Don’t use the traffic count in a way it’s being used now.
It is possible to make some calculation that also looks at the “behaviour” of an AV. How much time spent it where, did the AV stay in one place all the time, etc.
The AFK and automatic logoff due to idle is a CLIENT / viewer setting now. It’s easy to switch that meganism off. That can be changed to a server setting by the Lindens.
About the IP address: they can check if an “above normal” amount of AV’s is being logged on from the same IP address. With regular use of a router, maybe 3 or 4 AV’s are logged on from one ip. With Bot-Boxes filled with bots, you are more likely at 10-20 AV’s per IP (or more).
This check in combination with other checks (is/are the AV’s active, or just standing at one place) can make the grid trigger the logoff.
Regards,
(sorry for the poor English, it’s not my native speak)
janeforyou Barbara
Feb 24th, 2009
hehehehe, i dont fancy traffickbots or Ecorts, belive it or not but i did manage a Escort crowd in the SL stoneage LOL,as newbee there was not a lot og good payed jobs back then, i did not escort tho,,, but i danced
But i got tierd of having fake 3D cocks chasing me,imaoooo, so when i had a ton of Linden dollars in tips from my dancing i got my own Isle, sins then i avoided escorts and fake 3D cocks! hehehehe, But ok escorting are a business and you got to be pretty thikk skinned to stand that out.
when it comes to campers i never had one in any of my sims, and bots? hmm well i got 2 info bots but non traffick bots yet, i guess a kind of limited campers or traffickbots may be ok,, 8 to 12 in a sim i guess? But 60 to 80 are killing a sim more or less
Professor C
Feb 24th, 2009
@ Jeroentje Jansma
A valid point. Next time you make it don’t be such a bitch please. A viable solution is rather simple to implement as it is also already in the programming for your client. And acting like a three year old sarcastic cunt doesn’t suit you well.
Ping the IP addresses. If you find two that match ping hardware. If you and your daughter are moronic enough to use the exact same type of computers in that case then you’re shit out of luck. Get a new video card or something.
As for the rest of the bullshit you are talking about that has already been implemented. If an avatar stays for 5 minutes on a parcel and then leaves and comes back for 5 minutes again. The traffic count will be higher than if they just stood there. So what the solution was is what we have now. More bots. So the end result totally killed the entire point of what they were going for in the first place. Brilliant.
The solution I have here will force log off all clients attached to a single computer if they start running multiples. Or force a user to get several different computers which would be counterproductive.
Campers are not terribly bad as they would be reduced to actual residents. So what you have is you will have a camping war that will force the Linden Dollar around the grid a bit more as people fight to keep campers by paying them higher and higher rates.
This solution kills the bot and keeps the resident without killing the campers. Everyone wins.
Again @ Jeroentje Jansma
Next time you go to post here, before you hit Post I would ask you hold the backspace button on your keyboard down for three minutes so your ranting bullshit can be kept to a minimum.
@ Jahar Aabye
Get a friend. I do. Why should I strain my video cards to the brink to test out products when I can show them to my potential clients or let them use them and give me feedback? It generates a bit more of a friendly feel with them and keeps them happy and coming back.
Alyx Stoklitsky
Feb 24th, 2009
“SL Sex Queen”
A synonym for RL Virgin.
Brieanne Bomazi
Feb 24th, 2009
LMAO…maybe in a previous lifetime
LOL
Feb 24th, 2009
Escorts, Bots, campers, 3d cocks… this Article has the makings of a B-radted sci fi movie. FOR GOD SAKE! Go tell your RL friends your an escort in a virtual reality game and you complain about robots stealing your clients. HOLY FUCKING SHIT they will think; what kind of friends have I got.
Thats right, go tell them you spent last friday night at a club in SL chasing a pixel pussy while they were out getting drunk and fucking members of the oppsite or in some cases the same sex. See how fast they remove you from thier cell phone call lists. Like jesus christ take a step back and read this articl from the P.O.V. of a Non SL resident.
lol
Feb 24th, 2009
Oh god, this idiot calling himself Professor C just said “ping the hardware”. What – a – fucking – douche. Seriously, lurn2internet because you can’t “ping” hardware. lol….
Gauge Laville
Feb 24th, 2009
Brieanne makes some excellent points, but are bots really the problem? Those who explore SL based on traffic, deserve what they find there. The bots aren’t nearly as troublesome as the the avi’s controlled by unimaginative, uninspired, people. Not that I don’t enjoy looking around, laughing, and pointing.
*smirks*
-˚That Guy˚
Brieanne Bomazi
Feb 24th, 2009
*quote* from LOL….
Escorts, Bots, campers, 3d cocks… this Article has the makings of a B-radted sci fi movie. FOR GOD SAKE! Go tell your RL friends your an escort in a virtual reality game and you complain about robots stealing your clients. HOLY FUCKING SHIT they will think; what kind of friends have I got.
Thats right, go tell them you spent last friday night at a club in SL chasing a pixel pussy while they were out getting drunk and fucking members of the oppsite or in some cases the same sex. See how fast they remove you from thier cell phone call lists. Like jesus christ take a step back and read this articl from the P.O.V. of a Non SL resident.
Well, lets get a few things straight.
1. I never said bots stole my clients. I said bots lag the system, and cause undue lag, untrue numbers and basically need to be gone.
2. My RL friends KNOW i am a Virtual Escort, in a virtual world. no one seems bothered by it. I do go out..and do lots of RL things…*smiles* and funny, for a non-SL’er.. you sure know the lingo
3. I dont chase pixel pussy… i *AM* the pixel pussy…being neko and all *grins*
Professor C
Feb 24th, 2009
@ lol
Interesting. Yes you are correct you cannot ping hardware. But the idea got across and it seems that those that were bitching are the same ones that were using bots.
So I am sorry if I am not as 1337 as you seem to be. Perhaps you just need to go out of the house once in a while and stare at the sun rather than hole yourself up in mom’s basement eating Cheetos until your arteries burst.
For the record no I am not a computer genius. I will occasionally get things wrong. I am not perfect. Feel free to jeer at my flaws. But know I will poke back.
I know you hate me just like Jumpman Lane who still can’t get his typing skills to be literate.
Alyx Stoklitsky
Feb 25th, 2009
@Brieanne
someone sure has a bad case of USI here, no?
So you’re an e-slut – whoopdeefuckingdoo, sis. You and twenty thousand other pubfag users.
Now, on the subject of bots: What fucking shitpits do you people hang out in that you have to whine so much about them? Unless I go fucking hunting for them at godawful camping spots, I see barely a handful of bots per week, and they don’t bother me atall.
Why anyone would spend their time at such places is beyond me.
@Professor C
I was going to flame you for your idiotic suggestion of denying multiple account accessing from the same machine, but this little gem saved you:
‘I know you hate me just like Jumpman Lane who still can’t get his typing skills to be literate.’
Tizzers brought this egotistical idiot to Woodburyland for reasons I have still yet to fully figure out (the best I can come up with is that it was to troll me), and it took me all of 30 seconds of contact with him to realise that he was utterly vapid and vacuuos, void of all but the basest of substance. I quickly scripted a box that would teleport him home whenever *anyone* clicked on it and slapped it down on the ground for all to use and abuse – because watching him TP in and then vanish again a dozen times before he gets the message is far more lulzworthy than banning him.
lol
Feb 25th, 2009
@Professor C
My mom doesn’t have a basement, since I live in the southeast. And it’s cool ranch Doritos, not cheetos, so get it right. Strangely I get the impression that my arteries bursting is of no concern for me, what with being an underweight AIDS patient and all. Last month I gained 8 pounds though thanks to the magic of medicinal marijuana in combating wasting syndrome.
Poke back as you will. I’m here purely out of boredom, not to raaaaggggge like some people. Congratulations on getting trolled though.
BTW, I’ll give you 3 guesses as to who I am. <3
fuuun
Feb 25th, 2009
We just decided to join this bot-fun making about thousand bots and having fun with them. Freebie ao to evryone and make them do some funny animations everywhere they go.Have had alrady so funnny moments with guys hunting those sexy bots. This is really the best fun sl has:D. Soon will see how many sexy dancers can handle with same pc using text client:)
TedSabra
Feb 25th, 2009
Just have had soo fun with these amazing text client bots we just decided to make maybe thousand if not even more. So fun to make them be hunted by horny guys. Freebie ao and then all animations changed “funny ” way…best way to join that “fun” is to make fun of it..;)
Jumpman Lane
Feb 28th, 2009
@alix the chump. u dont unnstan why Tizzeh tped meh caws u jus a flunkeh. stand between tizzeh and some rl monies and u gonna find urself onna outside o woddberreh lookin in. er chump. hehehehehe keep scriptin boxes
Alyx Stoklitsky
Mar 1st, 2009
“alix the chump. u dont unnstan why Tizzeh tped meh caws u jus a flunkeh. stand between tizzeh and some rl monies and u gonna find urself onna outside o woddberreh lookin in. er chump. hehehehehe keep scriptin boxes ”
AAAAH-AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
OH FUCKING WOW.
Jumpman Lane
Mar 1st, 2009
hehehehe if ya werent tardin around woodberreh lookin crazy and being a chump the name Jumpman Lane wouldnt be like shit inya mouth. keeep scriptin boxes bitch! hehehehehe
Stephie Dawes
Mar 1st, 2009
@Jumpman Lane:
Wow. Just wow.
Archie Lukas
Mar 15th, 2009
Damn good discussion thread
Well done!
(1st time I’ve said that in 4 years)