Disclaimer: I’ve never “played” Second Life and I don’t intend to do so. Ever. This rant is not born out of dissatisfaction with the product.
No, I’m overcome with extreme annoyance whenever I hear someone mentioning Second Life. Especially if it is referred to as a game.
Second Life is not a game. It’s a giant 3D chat room with some scripting capabilities. Making money of noobs is not a game concept.
And why do I get the impression that the only residents of Second Life are 40-ish perverts who gladly shell out a couple of bucks to dress up their teenage girlie avatar nicely and the people who spend their time making these clothes?
Oh, and then there is the bottom of the marketing barrel. Guys who’ve read that Second Life is the next big thing and who now try to convince everyone to be part of it. And for a small fee they might even help them.
But what do you expect? The noobs start their SL-career to make money. They don’t, they stop, they still turn up as a resident in the statistics.
Do you think the big companies would waste their resources for this marketing frenzy if Linden said “Oh, we’ve got about 200,000 players”?
I don’t think so. But 2,000,000 and rapidly growing? Hey, the others are doing it, so there must be something to it.
So, go on. Be a part of the ugly, buggy online community that is Second Life. And if you get pwned by a bunch of flying penises: It’s not weird - It’s your life now.
Okay, I feel better now. I hope I haven’t insulted you too much. If I have - I didn’t mean to. Don’t take it too seriously. That was just me ranting.
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Despite of that you don’t have 2nd life, you have a lot of knowledge. I heard those words on many blogs and forums and once thought to join that as well but I even don’t have spare time in my first life.
In a few more years, there will be 3rd, and 4th lives. if you have seen the movie series “Back to the future” then you would already have this idea. The concept is, there are parallel lives or lifelines along with our current ones. So someone can go the 2nd line and he/she can be good or bad there. I think this is something just wastage of time and nothing else.
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What are you talking about? DO you think 2nd life is good or what? I am confused.
That’s about very addicting game which is being known as 2nd life. It is efficient enough to take all your precious time.
I am also unclear what you are speaking about?
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