Seriously... Everywhere I go, I see grey people. If there are a very few around, they eventually recover their proper appearance, but when there's a group (like six or more?) it never changes. It's not much of an experience like this. I've been in SL over six years and generally keep up with upgrades and have up-to-date, high-performance hardware and a good internet connection. At first I thought this was a Firestorm 4.4 issue, so I backed up to 4.3, but it's the same. Also, I've seen a great increase in non-avatar rendering failures. Large chunks of buildings and landscape objects never rez (remain invisible or transparent). What gives? Oh, and... I do have a paid account and own (and rent) land. Rudy