Adrianna McArdle

But when other groups feel pushed out by the one or two giant groups, it's hard to get there isn't it? Doubly hard when you perceive that LL is backing them and it seems like you won't have a chance.

Ender. My favorite of them all and it's not even an openable window

I think most people ARE upset at LL and not BBB. Most groups would jump at what they were given, nobody necessarily blames them for taking it. But unless it's something other groups can somehow obtain, it's favoritism and unfair.

So basically favoritism. Why do the Hammies or Slendy not have keys? And if they do, why do they not have headquarters that they don't have to pay for?

Wow. I thought it was just a higher LI house they were given. I had no idea it had all of that as well. That is not ok.

The problem with that is that there are tons of other people who have done same. And tons who have felt "run out of town" so to speak by BBB events/staff. I had my own brush with this back when I had the library going. I like what they do, don't get me wrong, but for LL to show any single group favoritism in such a huge way does not seem right. Plus it's been kept very hush hush which doesn't make it feel any better. But I guess that's a whole other topic that has nothing to do with Newbrooke add-ons. So what's the joke?

They're already doing this for the BBB and their 937 prim premium location house, so really why is it NOT available to others? Oh right, favoritism.

Literally nobody said that they were. Which, really, leads me to believe that you are both lololol

Yes, and minor modifications allow for everyone to have this without drastically changing the lovely things LL have built. These are not really container homes to begin with though. They have container home elements, but they're really more mid century modern. And who cares if every Tom, Dick, and Harry makes modifications, as long as they're in theme? Isn't one of the big selling points of Second Life the creativity its users can exercise? If someone wants a bigger house, as long as it follows what exists and looks natural it shouldn't matter. They are very prevalent. Worse so are the houseboats. Some of those are insane looking. I love the houseboats but I feel like you have to a lot of de-rendering to live on one. I don't think anyone here is mad per se (or at least I'm not), but it is disheartening. I agree that this theme in particular is more vulnerable to add-on hell than most, but the example given so far seems extremely heavy handed. Newbrookes also have the ability to hardcore showcase community ingenuity and creativity while staying within theme, I don't feel that should be stifled.

I also just reread this. I agree with this 100% where it makes sense. Get rid of helipads on houseboats and the victori-modern abominations. But outlawing putting a slightly different, architecturally sound and theme looking roof on a building is going too far. As would be getting rid of things like screened in porches on the Vics or single room add-ons for the traditionals. If you can find it abundantly in the real world when looking at a similar design style, it's in theme imo.

Same with premiums. Mine grew because of Game of Homes. SL is the only RL hobby I spend money on, and it was worth it because of how great the Belli community was and how gorgeous most of the regions were. Belli now feels so very different than when it first started though. There is clear favoritism by LL to certain people/groups, and it feels icky. Now we're going hardcore HOA on simple add-ons that are much nicer than some of the craziness in the original homes. It makes me really sad. I still think it's an awesome place, but I wish we could go back to how it started.

Woah. This is surreal to me. That is a very slight, very well done, and in-theme change in my eyes. You can find examples of MCM houses like that anywhere in the country. Plus people have been talking about creating similar add ons, as well as porches, and even whole other rooms SINCE THE THEME WAS REVEALED, with moles seeming to support it. There are several examples of this in older Newbrooke posts in this forum. As Eva said, drive through the traditional and houseboat regions. There are HUGE house changes, some of them barely qualifying as in-theme, and they've been there since launch. But now we're suddenly going ultra-strict? You guys are generally pretty awesome and applaud creativity. That just seems like a bizarre 180 to me.

Jeez with as many people as are playing GoH right now, you guys have to have a freaking ARMY of alts lol

This is what I was hoping the mole landscaping in those regions would be like. You did an absolutely fantastic job!

We need a neighborhood of hobbit holes.