that's why there's two options to play SL the primary and the basic accounts, does that make anything elite? i agree there's offices everywhere... the game was created here... The company's head office is in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, Seattle, Virginia and Davis, California. ... type on google Linden Lab and see for yourself what comes up alts are optional so why not to charge for them? I would be okay with the charges. Most people do come back with a new avatar, I see that over and over...