I'm on my way out because..

sololoco

I got tired of fighting games about 7 months ago and decided to check out this game Second Life.  It was different as it has many things you don't expect in a game.  I've had a lot of fun meeting people and having my own land but I'm currently awaiting the release of Vanguard and as of the last week I haven't played it much as I've lost my desire to continue this game.

Although I do like this game, I have to say, this game is one of the most buggiest games ever.  I'm just like most players, I've played most of the top games on-line so I've seen my share of buggy games and devs who have no clue.  SL has to be on the top of the list when it comes to how badly it's run by it's technical team. These guys are terrible and thats with a capital T.

They constantly add stuff that's not needed or that has no real value to it's players. For example:  Things like not being able to teleport more then half the times go unchecked.  The forums are filled with complaints about this as well as other complaints about essential things, yet, not a word from the people who run the game. You can't go from one place to another.  People who pay big money to run a business aren't getting any customers as no one can come in to shop.

Instead, they've hiked the prices on land and have made the game totally free which now doesn't even require any info on your part to gain entry.  While this may seem to be a good thing, in reality it's not as the game is running amok with idiots who make life there hell for it's paying population.  They come in and have nothing to lose since it's free since if they were to get banned which they don't regardless of the number of complaints from others.  They'll just make another av and continue to do the same thing, harassing others.

Linden which is the company running this game does not police the game the way it should be.  If someone who pays them lots of money for land steals from you or cheats, harasses or does anything to you and even if you have proof right there in black and white, don't expect Linden to do anything.  I've seen it happened and it's happened to me. Even with a copy of incriminating statements and pictures from the offender right there as proof, it absolutely serves no purpose as Linden won't do anything to help. I guess they figured they'll lose money if they banned such a person as one paying them a nice amount of change.

I had beautifully furnished and fixed up land for which I paid a big sum but I recently sold it plus I down-scaled my account to basic and now I don't pay one cent to this company.  I did it not because I can't afford it but because I refuse to pay a dime for bad customer service. Lots of players are doing the same thing and for good reason.

It took them a few years to reach the million mark in population but once they made it free as can be without any verification what-so-ever, all of sudden in a few months, they've surpassed the 2 million mark.  And it's not because the game is run right or it's virtually bug free which it's players know is far from it.  It's because thats Linden main priority, to gain people, even if more then half don't pay a cent to play.  Go figure!

God, I can't wait for Vanguard to start.