Second Life

[shadowninja]

Was dabbling with Second Life? Anyone have a character on it?

It just seems like a pub where you can talk to people who you find have no common interests and there is no alcohol. Can anyone explain why I should play it? Am I missing something? I mean, I am interested in cars, so I use PH, for instance...

[A1GOY]

I tried it, loathed it and left. Leave well alone IMHO!

A1

[Fidgits]

i have enough problems trying to have a first life - let alone a second...

[shadowninja]

Fidgits said:

i have enough problems trying to have a first life - let alone a second...

[shadowninja]

A1GOY said:

I tried it, loathed it and left. Leave well alone IMHO!

A1

It felt a bit like WoW but without any slaying.

[flat_steve]

Agreed, it is all a bit pointless. Pretty much the only game that makes my PC run like a 286 - which is saying something as the graphics look like something that was around when the 286 was king...

[JonRB]

shadowninja said:

It felt a bit like WoW but without any slaying.

That's what I like about it

[deckster]

I thought the only reason anyone used second life was to act out bizarre sexual fantasies with 50-year old truckers called Phil?

[JonRB]

deckster said:

I thought the only reason anyone used second life was to act out bizarre sexual fantasies with 50-year old truckers called Phil?

Well there is that too. And don't trash-talk Phil - she's lovely.

(JOKE!!!!)

[Gun]

I tried it out a while back and it's a very disturbing and pointless place.

[Toobin]

I was thinking maybe of second wife for some fun....

[shadowninja]

I tried using it for about 2 weeks. The best bit was wearing a house.

[sadako]

I'm pratting around with it at the moment, Apparently there are ways to earn in-game cash but I've not worked it out, Basically it is a 3D version of IRC but still partly playes by MMORPG (mostly men online role playing girls) rules

[JonRB]

sadako said:

Basically it is a 3D version of IRC but still partly playes by MMORPG (mostly men online role playing girls) rules

Ohhhhh, that explains why every girl I meet is either bisexual or a lesbian.

Yeah, that pretty much is it. But it can be a laugh. Building / creating stuff is fun too, and because of the fairly strong Digital Rights Management in SL you can make money by selling things like that.

sadako said:

Apparently there are ways to earn in-game cash but I've not worked it out

Pretty much sell stuff, win stuff or get a job. The former gets the steady income as your shop can sell stuff in your absence, but there are a lot of very talented content creators around.
And a job means you have to spend a lot of time in game. And when you consider that a few hours' work might only gain you the equivalent of £1 it's better to just buy Linden Dollars with real ££.

Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 25th June 16:03