Should the Lab Encourage/Force People to Move?

[Amelia Freund]

I'm still in one of the original Linden homes as described (one of the boxy looking modern ones, the style name of them escapes me. It's in the sim named Crestin).
The sim I'm in for the most part is very quiet but I haven't logged in enough to observe if any of the neighbouring homes look occupied. I assume not so much, maybe about 30%. It wasn't a popular style to begin with IMO.
I've been thinking of switching to something like the new Hampton-sy looking homes and maybe a mandated switch by LL might be the kick in the pants I need.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Almost 15 years ago.

 

[Noodles]

Almost 15 years ago.

SL Coast Guard has a Ban Lines HUD for sale that creates a sort of second mini map that shows blocked areas.

Not perfect but it works.

 

[Ashiri]

SL Coast Guard has a Ban Lines HUD for sale that creates a sort of second mini map that shows blocked areas.

Not perfect but it works.

The other thing that would be useful (and which I am now working on again) is a method of mapping protected land. Getting the data is the easy part, displaying takes more work in SL.

 

[Free]

Over 10 days of input and I still don't know what the Lab should do?!?!

I vote for: Notihing.

 

[Clara D.]

Over 10 days of input and I still don't know what the Lab should do?!?!

I vote for: Notihing.

That's what they do best!

 

[Gear]

Speaking as someone who got in pretty much on the ground floor of Bellisseria, most of the folks I interact with are perfectly happy to just do stuff with anybody. Drop in. Hang out. Not a resident? Who cares! Come look at the latest build at the fairgrounds, drive around the bay in a boat, go for a balloon ride. Play GTFO. Whatever. Pretend neighbors in a pretend neighborhood? There are dumber things.

The day will eventually come that the old Linden Homes get phased out, those places are dated at this point and the new Premium residential design is not only growing, it's getting better over time. I don't get the impression of Bellisserian's being 'oppressive' other than perhaps 'oppressively friendly.' I mean. Hell. Nobody gives me grief over being a blatant cartoon in SL.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Speaking as someone who got in pretty much on the ground floor of Bellisseria, most of the folks I interact with are perfectly happy to just do stuff with anybody. Drop in. Hang out. Not a resident? Who cares! Come look at the latest build at the fairgrounds, drive around the bay in a boat, go for a balloon ride. Play GTFO. Whatever. Pretend neighbors in a pretend neighborhood? There are dumber things.

The day will eventually come that the old Linden Homes get phased out, those places are dated at this point and the new Premium residential design is not only growing, it's getting better over time. I don't get the impression of Bellisserian's being 'oppressive' other than perhaps 'oppressively friendly.' I mean. Hell. Nobody gives me grief over being a blatant cartoon in SL.

To be fair, they were kind of dated when released too.... or at least, terribly inefficient.

 

[Gear]

To be fair, they were kind of dated when released too.... or at least, terribly inefficient.

It's not an LL build without some weird shit going on. Such as my cabin's build kit that came with a 7 LI bug zapper.

 

[Noodles]

It's not an LL build without some weird shit going on. Such as my cabin's build kit that came with a 7 LI bug zapper.

Honestly my main problem with the old builds is how they just feel haphazardly strewn about the regions.

 

[Gear]

Once you actually see a purpose designed build intended to emulate how people might actually set up some sort of neighborhood, random Calvinball scattering starts to become really obvious. I'd kind of like to see the Lab play with the idea of zoning areas and trying to provide some structure in other areas. But I have no idea how well it would go over.