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I keep on hearing about Second Life, and yes I did try the game, but quit after a few hours because honestly, I couldn't get past the horrible graphics that seems to plague the game. However, some people seem to love Second Life, in fact they love it so much that they built a Second Life in the game conveniently called Second Life. So what is the deal with this game, why is it so popular despite the crappy graphics that was done by a 4 year old?

I keep on hearing about Second Life, and yes I did try the game, but quit after a few hours because honestly, I couldn't get past the horrible graphics that seems to plague the game. However, some people seem to love Second Life, in fact they love it so much that they built a Second Life in the game conveniently called Second Life. So what is the deal with this game, why is it so popular despite the crappy graphics that was done by a 4 year old?
Because people use it to have cybersex-based affairs, make flying penises and play as women if men and vice versa?

people wit no lives trying to get one?

people wit no lives trying to get one?

*Clarifies*

More specifically, Second Life is exclusively for people who don't have a first. :)

Helping the Patriotic Nigras assault troll the hell out of people that actually take it seriously?

*Clarifies*

More specifically, Second Life is exclusively for people who don't have a first. :)

Then I say we let them enjoy it. Who's going to donate the mud?

Then I say we let them enjoy it. Who's going to donate the mud?

E-mud?

Well, it would have advantages. I love mud dearly, but after three days in the New Hampshire soil tackling and gettting tackled and face plants and other assorted awkward hilarous landings, I am quite thoroughly scratched and dented. :p

Because people use it to have cybersex-based affairs, make flying penises and play as women if men and vice versa?

I had actually considered starting to play Second Life, because it gives you a world were you can basically create anything. I had expected some kind of fantastical world filled with wonderous inventions.
But by the time I got broadband I heard that the game was already overrun by the above. Silly of me to hope for too much, really.

Well, it would have advantages. I love mud dearly, but after three days in the New Hampshire soil tackling and gettting tackled and face plants and other assorted awkward hilarous landings, I am quite thoroughly scratched and dented. :p

You should take up canoe camping. Nothing like dragging a canoe through half an inch of water lying atop knee-deep mud. Soft, gooey mud.

I keep on(respectful snip) old?


Its something that mystifies me as well. I just don't see the point for anyone (apart from 14-16 year olds, who'd be pulling their plum staring at something on a monitor anyway).....

SL is a welcome relief form being surrounded by humans, humans, and more humans.

And it's probably better to hang around with people you already know.

SL is a welcome relief form being surrounded by humans, humans, and more humans.

And it's probably better to hang around with people you already know.

So.....you replace the annoyance of being surrounded by people, by going to a game where you're surrounded by people, and it's better if you hang out with friends on Second Life......as apposed to hanging out with them in real life?

*head asplode*

(1) obviously you don't have to use human bodies (none of us do).
(2) When you figure out a way to hang out IRL with someone halfway across the country everyday, let me know.

(1) obviously you don't have to use human bodies (none of us do).
(2) When you figure out a way to hang out IRL with someone halfway across the country everyday, let me know.

I do have a way.

(not my airplane, I just like the paint job.)

http://www.sunflower.com/~av8r/images/N5138L_LFQ_(IMG_0125_1_4).jpg

Given how much I enjoy the Sims, it's probably best that I don't play that game, so I haven't.

Given how much I enjoy the Sims, it's probably best that I don't play that game, so I haven't.

Afraid you'll get addicted?

its for people who enjoy everquest for the social interaction rather than the hackandslash.

why bother building up levels when thats not what you are interested in?

Afraid you'll get addicted?
Yes.

But then I might not, I mean, part of why I like playing the Sims is that I can make a lot of characters and get them into mischief with each other and the computer players. I don't think SL sounds as fun.

Given how much I enjoy the Sims, it's probably best that I don't play that game, so I haven't.

The Sims is only a fun game when you build a small room with no entrances/exits, then torture your sims, and eventually have the place burn down with them in there. I saw that on a site, and tried it. It was fun :)

The Sims is only a fun game when you build a small room with no entrances/exits, then torture your sims, and eventually have the place burn down with them in there. I saw that on a site, and tried it. It was fun :)
Nah, I find it's fun to make my sims live a soap opera like existence...

I keep on hearing about Second Life, and yes I did try the game, but quit after a few hours because honestly, I couldn't get past the horrible graphics that seems to plague the game. However, some people seem to love Second Life, in fact they love it so much that they built a Second Life in the game conveniently called Second Life. So what is the deal with this game, why is it so popular despite the crappy graphics that was done by a 4 year old?The game isn't about graphics. It is about social networking like Facebook and MSN, just in this case you can pimp-slap your friends.

"You awake. There is something big under the covers at the foot of your bed."
*investigate bed*
"The severed head of your favourite horse is in the bed."
*leave bed*

If Second Life can't do that, I'm not interested. It's ALL about the roleplay.

Rappelz and WoW are better.

Well I decided to give it another try, so if you play SL and want to talk to me, I'm ThorX Smit

I for one enjoyed my times on E&B, RO, and WoW.

I don't know the appeal, but I do know that Sweden opened a Second Life embassy, and that this makes them, officially, the worst country in the world.

So I tried SL again, and it kept on crashing. After the fifth crash, I just uninstalled it. *shrugs* Ah well.

Nah, I find it's fun to make my sims live a soap opera like existence...

When I used to play, my main character made everyone else in the neighborhood love her. It was the easiest way to keep friends. *nodnod*

apparently one of the local churches around has so many members addicted to SL that they have services online now, and the people take their SL characters to church instead of getting out of the house and actually going. :p

So what is the deal with this game, why is it so popular despite the crappy graphics that was done by a 4 year old?
The quality of a game is not always reflected in the quality of the graphics.

I've not tried SL specifically, though, so I can't say what the particular appeal of that game is.

I'm not sure it even is a game. It seems from what I've read to be just a kind of "simulation" without any actual goals or plot/setting. Doesn't appeal to me.
Pfft. If I wanted to have to worry about accomplishing set goals, I'd just stay at work all day!

:D

I'm not sure it even is a game. It seems from what I've read to be just a kind of "simulation" without any actual goals or plot/setting. Doesn't appeal to me.

Pfft. If I wanted to have to worry about accomplishing set goals, I'd just stay at work all day!

:D

Work and games are hardly the same thing.

It has the exact same appeal as a place on the internet where you can go and post and respond to topics with people from all over the world.

The difference being is that if you want to 'do' something you don't have to put a description of that act between *s.

It's just people meeting with other like minded people with some technically clever people selling them tools and toys.

It's not for me (I can't seem to get a normal body, I'm stuck as a damn dragon), but it's not a big fucking mystery why people like it.

Some of us, like the Patriotic Nigras, enjoy wrecking SL for others. Most SL users are losers with no life, making them prime targets for the forces of anonymous and some of the biggest lulz cows on the interwebz.

Some of us, like the Patriotic Nigras, enjoy wrecking SL for others. Most SL users are losers with no life, making them prime targets for the forces of anonymous and some of the biggest lulz cows on the interwebz.

This really seems more like the pathetically lifeless taking out their frustratingly pointless lives out on others in a way that won't get their pasty noses knocked in.

But that might just be me.

This really seems more like the pathetically lifeless taking out their frustratingly pointless lives out on others in a way that won't get their pasty noses knocked in.

Nah, it's because it's fun to see people get all bent out of shape about a game.

Nah, it's because it's fun to see people get all bent out of shape about a game.

Never saw the attraction in being a dick.

I've occasionally considered registering for the Dadaist pranks.

This really seems more like the pathetically lifeless taking out their frustratingly pointless lives out on others in a way that won't get their pasty noses knocked in.

But that might just be me.
I agree, with an added comment on the absurdity of a Second Life user mocking other Second Life users of having no life because they use Second Life.

Work and games are hardly the same thing.

I thought the same thing, until I tried playing WoW and had to collect items with ridiculously low drop rates. At that point games seemed a whole lot like work. So I quit.

Helping the Patriotic Nigras assault troll the hell out of people that actually take it seriously?
DOING IT FOR THE LULZ

Never saw the attraction in being a dick.
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/b/b2/Seriousbusiness2.jpg
FUCKING SERIOUS MOTHERFUCKING BUSINESS!!!!Shift+1

Capslock is autopilot for cool.

-snip-

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You win.

I don't know the appeal, but I do know that Sweden opened a Second Life embassy, and that this makes them, officially, the worst country in the world.

Would you appoint Fass as the ambassador?

I don't know the appeal, but I do know that Sweden opened a Second Life embassy, and that this makes them, officially, the worst country in the world.

Not really, probably just that their foreign affairs department is bored with no better to do.

I for one enjoyed my times on E&B, RO, and WoW.

RO's economy is blown to hell and gone though. Used to be having a million was considered rich. Having 10,000,000 was Bill Gates rich. Then the bots came and people tossed tens to hundreds of millions on rares.

I don't know the appeal, but I do know that Sweden opened a Second Life embassy

So did the Maldives. The Philippines is currently building one. A high-ranking member of the Swedish government actually created an avatar for a televised opening ceremony for the Swedish embassy.

And that's not all. The BBC owns an island in Second Life, as does Reuters. During the last presidential election in France, seven of the twelve candidates had a party HQ in Second Life, including Sarkozy and Royal (Royal put a video on YouTube urging people to visit her Second Life headquarters).

More recently (http://sonicboogaloo.xooit.com/redirect1/http://www.radiovaticana.org/it1/Articolo.asp?c=146879), a group of Italian missionaries have announced their intention to go into Second Life and try and convert people. They've received the open and explicit support of the Vatican; a Vatican spokesman also said the Vatican might consider setting up its own official presence in Second Life.

I don't know the appeal, but I do know that Sweden opened a Second Life embassy, and that this makes them, officially, the worst country in the world.


Oh I don't know. If Taiwan (or was it Korea?) opened up an embassy on SL, and other nations followed suit, we'd see some interesting diplomatic 'negotiating'.

US Delegate: We propose this new trade deal.
Taiwan Delegate: It doesn't look very good for us.
US Delegate: It'll be fine. Honest
Taiwan Backbencher 1: I object! *runs up and eats trade deal document*
US Delegate: Hey! You can't do that!
Taiwan Backbencher 1: *muffled* Oh yeah? *whacks US delegate with shoe*

Hilarity ensues.

The appeals of second life:
Watching your avatar get sodomised by a unicorn.
Going out of your way to annoy people in group 1(read: Lulz)
A PR scheme carried out in ignorance of the prevalance of groups 1 and 2.

Oh I don't know. If Taiwan (or was it Korea?) opened up an embassy on SL, and other nations followed suit, we'd see some interesting diplomatic 'negotiating'.

US Delegate: We propose this new trade deal.
Taiwan Delegate: It doesn't look very good for us.
US Delegate: It'll be fine. Honest
Taiwan Backbencher 1: I object! *runs up and eats trade deal document*
US Delegate: Hey! You can't do that!
Taiwan Backbencher 1: *muffled* Oh yeah? *whacks US delegate with shoe*

Hilarity ensues.
You forgot the part where a few thousand disembodies penises are sent floating through the negotiating room by delegates from the Chinese embassy.