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My fear is one day i'll log in after a break and find SL gone...i still have Avination nightmares and Melanie still has my scripts rotting somewhere. I think the change now is that new people will find it hard to get truly addicted and invested in SL. In 2003 you could earn money camping, get your little parcel, fill your inventory with free stuff rip it apart and make better stuff to sell. We were oblivious to sex bed scripts released copy mod transfer. Back room hysteria stayed there. We enjoyed the casinos, the banks and expanding, creating and renting out. Then the casinos and banks were deleted. SL started giving players free homes and furniture killing off private rentals. The expansion of the Marketplace basically did away with the need for an in game store. Prim restrictions and 'rules' deterred renting large land areas. When Zindra opened there was the opportunity to swop land for free and get double prims what not to like? However once your virtual sales covered monthly costs but rarely now. Once the $ was £1.40 now a $ almost £. What was equivalent of a night down the pub is now more expensive. When mesh arrived a lot of hobby creators found it tough to adapt. Their wares basic. Old haunts disappeared as you TP'ed into a living room. When visiting a popular spot you're often greeted with antagonism over you lovely hair and outfit so even dress up loses its sparkle. SL did offer magic but then descended into a copy of real life as people wanted Ikea homes with no imagination to live in a fantasy. Second Life becoming more First Life. It will still thrive if there can be some creator simplification and it made cheaper for those actually making and selling content. Newbies need the interesting welcoming destinations and not just a sex hit but also encouragement to create a little and learn simple skills. I have a massive vanity project of inventory I created, my own land and builds downsizing only once, and cannot yet bear to walk away but after almost 20 years and aged 70 you do start considering your sanity and the expense. How many of the early players face the same? New blood needs content and empty malls and land areas for sale or rent are not it. Are there still bots in the sky impersonating traffic or are they now replaced by 'store models'? Keeping new players needs genuine venues and something to engage them in the knowledge they may have an attention span deficit. Meanwhile i will still walk like a duck back to my house by the sea and watch the beautiful sunsets with my virtual cat and dog.

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Thanks all. I have heard back from the land developer that the site was rented and rent unpaid for some time so eventually cleared. Life moves on.

Thanks yes I checked out the one above and it is not a patch on the RMS Titanic build. The plot it was on is now just a land sale sign. It is understandable that some simply cannot support the cost of supplying excellent locations for players . Would it hurt for the game to provide maybe a museum location for some of the best builds especially one that started with a SL fanfare. Still recovering from using a landmark for another popular dance spot that I had used regularly and ending up in someones lounge!

The exchange rate has an impact too. Once $1.60 to the £ it is now down to $1.15. What on a monthly basis wasnt much in fees for the entertainment now is over a year quite an investment. It is only the major artistic and vanity project that keeps me paying as to lose it all or consign to inventory would be sad and exchanging land ownership to rental would be too restrictive. Once I could cover monthly fees with sales but not now plus simply have not kept up with the time required for new technology. Instead of raising prices I am considering reducing on the basis of quantity being more profitable especially if players are more hard up. I still love SL and admit during covid to playing more of a time wasting game for which there can be no actual financial reward just spend for in-world currency. What amazes me is how animated some players can be in their progress within that game that has zero rl reward.

Ok I admit to letting SL tick over in my absence but returned today and fancied a walkabout at a favourite location...RMS Titanic...and poof doesnt appear to be there. It was such a spectacular build it is a great shame if deleted or mothballed. Does anyone here know where it may have gone or why? There is still a facebook page but old and another Titanic in SL but nowhere near as detailed. Great shame if like its namesake it has sunk without trace.

Checked account and didnt see any extra 512 allowance as am maxed out on tier. Never had a Linden home so experimented to see if i could get one and did....I am hoping the extra 512 occupied doesnt change fees Allowed holdings: 17,408.00 square meters Current holdings: 512.00 square meters Available for purchase: 8,192.00 square meters Peak square meter usage: 9,216.00 square meters Total monthly cost: USD 35.00* All my 'old' allowance was donated to group I probably had a 6sqm i could buy! So can anyone see any issues or will i still only pay $35 ($40 previously) ? otherwise they can have the home back but then i cant see any extra 512 allowance. (hate land/group calculations with a passion!)

lol when i decrease my contribution the land use has gone up to over 25000 when i now have 5088+4480 and 1952...be nice if i could sell the phantom land i dont have lol....hey ho will contact L if it doesnt sort out.

grr still getting in knots over this...tried buying 1024 of my group land back to myself (as land available 3354) and it still said buying this land would increase tier to L$125.... given i got the cash for the other land sale into my account without drama i might as well sell the land as group owned as i am the only cash benificiary.

Thanks i was considering smaller plots would be more affordable and sell quicker (assuming) BUT could get a cr&p build on one which will screw other sales (and my views!)....i only need shift the 5088 and 1632 you have found:) which will be reconfigured when i have cleared my builds off 5088, all sunrise coast with me retaining land behind. Theres no panic just the emotional 'letting go' having staked out that plot from Z day1 and £ to $ exchange going down tubes.

Group land stats: Total contributions 18586 Total land in use 15232 Land available 3354 Your contribution 16896 (16896 max) Land parcels 4480, 4032, 5088, 1632... plan on selling the latter 2 to get from 1/4 sim to 1/8 so according to Qui i start messing with the 'Your cont' when setting land for sale?

Lol nearly had this...tried selling to myself for L$1 and had a message my tier would be L$125!!!! so when i next try this i tick or untick 'allow deed to group' or 'owner makes contribution with deed'? (dont trust myself to try the actual process after a few wines as could end up doing something daft...) or does another alert come up? my land is group owned but only myself as owner.

lol,that is my issue the prices are all over the place, trying to find a close match is the challenge and where the market is, small plots or larger.

Came here having basically not been in SL much and at a stage where i am downsizing and face trying to sell original Zindra double prim protected coastline 2 sides. Can of worms!!! how long is a piece of string? Zindra prices are all over the place from massive to not quite so massive to confusing! Conversely i know i will end up abandoning my cheap rocky mature plot...crazy. As with real life nothing is simple...maybe i should ask for sealed bids lol. I dont suppose anyone can say what a typical L$/sqm prime land on Zindra should go for priced to sell but not given away! lollll