Fear Reaper

I'm sure they're couples with that intention... you can just keep meeting other people who WANT to keep things solely second life. They can only afford to stay here a week in most cases. When my father came to visit here on the main island he went through 4grand in a week.

I'll entertain you. To answer your first point YES I have noticed bots in Second Life as well. However, I wouldn't say 43,000 players who play Second Life all are bots. Regardless there's just not enough information or interaction with other accounts so we we simply do not know. I'm not saying Second Life should be or shouldn't be a dating app. If you want to keep your personal information secret by all means. However, with all the relationships, and sex Second Life has. Linden Labs being a matchmaker could be a major benefit towards premium memberships and better Linden homes/land. Let's just say you'd be enticed to use your Linden home more. There's a block in Second Life for harassment and has been for years. I'm not sure why you think I'm assuming this? I cannot use SL as a dating app, and never can. At least not for right now. Because as I stated in my original post the biggest problem is distance. For example, in Hawaii, I am a 12-hour difference from Europe and a 6-hour difference from east coast USA time. It's difficult to just talk to the same faces during the week alone, and the only time is weekends. A)I would disagree with most SecondLifers and could easily argue against it with sex furniture, linden homes, and a fancy "marriage box" in your profile. B)Linden Labs could make money by having a "match-making system" like many other dating apps do already. If you have the premium you get unlimited matches, if you're not premium you get a daily amount like any dating app. Thundr is doing this already just lacks a near-me feature. No, but you're being given the experience of what is like to be in Maui, Hawaii. Hence they named it that and made the sim for what it is this is why they Call it "Maui's Swinger Resort". Because it's a HAWIAN-themed swinger resort. True, not many SL players play video games. Another nice feature Second Life profiles need is interests. Or we can just keep forcing players to use profile picks for that. That is probably true, and I don't blame them. Why would you get on voice or video call with someone who lives on the other side of the world? They will simply take pictures, and waste your time. If they were 50 miles away from me. I'd voice and video call because that seems worth my time. I use phrases like "game" because Second Life has players, that play their game. Unless you really want me to word it out like this. "online multimedia platform" You can still play your SL like that. I'm not saying Linden Labs should force player's information out for a match-making scheme. This would just upset players if anything. Players come to Second Life for a variety of reasons such as education, business, and mainly to meet others. However, yes I'm saying this should be completely optional. For players such as myself, I have trouble meeting & talking to people in my time zone so the virtual world seems very empty in Second Life. As for expectations, I don't get what you mean, and I don't see Second Life having a match-making system harming the game. Only benefiting.

1.) It all starts out with "hook-ups" and then the next thing you know you're meeting and hooking up in real life. I've seen it happen in Second Life all the time. Linden Labs should just make the process easier at this point for the players "playing near me search option" or just make a "matching section" in Second Life. 2.) You know I made a comment about this earlier. About Europeans thinking of us Americans. It got deleted. haha 3.) I tried dating apps, and it's just so much harder to find gamers. When I bumped into Kippo I was surprised to see a lot of similarities to Second Life, with the KippoVERSE. And no, I've met a few people over video games it's a process of Voice > Web Cam > Getting to know more about them > THEN MAYBE meeting finally in real life. You don't go out and meet people instantly day one.

1.) They're 42,684 players according to Firestorm right now. That is not an assumption simply fact. However, with this 42,684 players you could say random fact's you're claiming. Or just say Second Life could be full of bots. Regardless end of the day players lack information about the 42,684 currently playing Second Life because of a lack of features for players to interact with other profiles. Make a section players near you section for Second Life, or better yet a "Matching" feature for Second Life. Would greatly get those 42,684 players to interact. 2.) Linden Lab makes bank-off land and adult sales from creators. Linden Labs have just opted out of the dating scheme for years, and it's baffling why. Linden Labs has made it so players already being able to get married in second life, raise children, and make adult areas. You'd think Linden Labs would just go all in at this point and make something better than Thundr for players to use. 3.) Second Life takes a % of all sales from creators. It's true Linden Labs doesn't create adult content. However, A significant % of deals done in second life involve adult marketing. It's why Linden Labs were basically forced to categorize their land and market sales. Maui is an island here in Hawaii. That's why Maui's Swinger Resort is literally beach-themed it is a Hawaiian-themed sim.

I tried this a year ago, Maui's Swingers Resort was the closest thing. Better off with other apps. Yeah, absolutely it would have to be an "opt-in". Because then it would be actually invading players' privacy if it wasn't, And others stated a few are married in real life, and would just like to keep the game "second-life".

Many players already do this not just including myself. We also make picks to advertise our hobbies such as video games and anime/shows we've watched. Second Life has a large community of players in the whole relationship thing. You can literally see it everywhere here. - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Exhale Dance Club/131/95/570 In addition, the reason why I got the Hawaiian last name Kealoha is because I'm stationed in Hawaii for two more years. It's pretty difficult to meet other SL players just in my time zone.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gurshi/122/116/84 I just went to check this out, It's a start. but honestly, I think Location, Age, hobbies, interests, fetishes, multiple profile pictures, and matching could just be ALL more beneficial in Second Life profiles, Other games have this already why not Second Life 1st Life Profiles? Just another idea for the Second Life premium "Unlimited matches near you" option. Whereas Free Accounts like most dating apps you get to view only 30 match profiles daily with the search near you.

Well, you could always just be the guy who keeps real-life information hidden. However, you're right about other apps. Kippo and Snapchat already have this where you can customize your own avatar and then set up your dating profile. Kippo will ask about interests, BIO, Age, and a lot of other personal information. However, what are the drawbacks to Kippo and Snapchat? The avatars and homes just suck compared to Second Life. Kippo avatar - https://gyazo.com/ded961e5df0cca3025c1d16af22dedbe Kippo Homes - https://gyazo.com/e069da9f2007a2f3e4c922da85ef189f KippoVERSE - https://gyazo.com/188caab525d668577612f5839dcbb84a Kippo Dating - https://gyazo.com/60a7e963b21d4b768321ba9d05ba1dae SnapChat's avatar -https://gyazo.com/5576b2b1be71a66e83ceb70b91ed81d8 SnapChat Dating - https://gyazo.com/ae06dcb09a95a09d3d09e5456e9a3ca2 Second Life could easily dominate the competition with their avatars and Linden homes being more viable, and with a mobile viewer for Second Life on the way. Expanding Second Life toward a dating app along with their virtual world would increase revenue. In addition, Second Life has PLENTY of adult content already. They're tons of players looking for more than just a one-night fling with pose-balls.

Second Life is a GREAT virtual reality game. It's a combination of a great time sink and a great way to meet new people ALL around the world. It's no secret that a lot of people who play Second Life try to find their significant other, and Second Life makes bank off land and adult marketing. So expanding the idea of virtual dating wouldn't be a bad idea. However, one of the most common problems everyone faces is distance. For example, for most people in the United States, it would probably be more interesting to chat with someone 20 to 40 miles from you. Rather than talking to some troll in Europe. ((I mean the game has survived for 15+ years with this mindset too!)) However, this game has been out for 15+ years, and instead of continuing to meet ONLY people all around the world. Wouldn't it be interesting if there was an option to see who plays Second Life near you? Dating apps like Kippo already have this feature with no negative impact and I was wondering could second life add it. Basically, Second Life could just put in an option for players who WISH to share their state & city. ((THIS DOES NOT MEAN GIVING OUT YOUR FULL ADDRESS; It would basically be like other dating apps)) then just add a search option for people who play 20-50 miles from you. Anyway, this is just food for thought...