Comments on: The ‘First Life’ MMO - Review http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/ Exporting an SL photographer's Second Life Thu, 24 May 2012 17:33:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Inflicted on Undergrads « John Carter McKnight’s academic blog http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-99556 Inflicted on Undergrads « John Carter McKnight’s academic blog Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:50:39 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-99556 [...] play the game by the rules – and hope the expansion pack isn’t a low-budget disappointment? Some of the industry reviewers are unimpressed: but, carrying the nam-shub means that everyone’s a [...] […] play the game by the rules – and hope the expansion pack isn’t a low-budget disappointment? Some of the industry reviewers are unimpressed: but, carrying the nam-shub means that everyone’s a […]

]]> By: A Strawberry Holiday: Disconnected (or Distortion?) | VintFalken.com http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-93559 A Strawberry Holiday: Disconnected (or Distortion?) | VintFalken.com Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-93559 [...] separates her from the - also beautiful - green outside. She does not notice the things happening Outside, the leaves dropping, season changing, avatars dropping by to watch her, … [...] […] separates her from the - also beautiful - green outside. She does not notice the things happening Outside, the leaves dropping, season changing, avatars dropping by to watch her, … […]

]]> By: Signs you are playing to much Real Life | VintFalken.com http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-86408 Signs you are playing to much Real Life | VintFalken.com Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:58 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-86408 [...] if we reverse this game? What on earth would or avatars say about our humans, when they are playing outside - yet [...] […] if we reverse this game? What on earth would or avatars say about our humans, when they are playing outside - yet […]

]]> By: Shockwave Plasma http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38198 Shockwave Plasma Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:29:02 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38198 Depends where you come from, in my Outside home Sim, the Sun is very hot, and causes cancer. And the "Move Sun" command has been deactivated Depends where you come from, in my Outside home Sim, the Sun is very hot, and causes cancer. And the “Move Sun” command has been deactivated

]]> By: nic mitham http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38157 nic mitham Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:15:17 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38157 Lovely. Who has the stats? Lovely.

Who has the stats?

]]> By: Vint Falken http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38011 Vint Falken Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:01:34 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38011 Shockwave, The cancer bug is mainly to blame to the 'industrialisation' expansion pack and because the players found that many cheats to stretch there game time, that they are more likely to run into it. ;) Argent Bury: and no way of quickly putting it in inventory when the family drops by! ;) Shockwave, The cancer bug is mainly to blame to the ‘industrialisation’ expansion pack and because the players found that many cheats to stretch there game time, that they are more likely to run into it. ;)

Argent Bury: and no way of quickly putting it in inventory when the family drops by! ;)

]]> By: Shockwave Plasma http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38005 Shockwave Plasma Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:22:40 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-38005 Outside!! No-way! It gives you cancer. Outside!! No-way! It gives you cancer.

]]> By: Argent Bury http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37960 Argent Bury Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:54:56 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37960 I'd considered trying it, but it fails the Bury Test* for MMOs: <i>*Bury Test - A virtual world has no chance of being satisfactory for me unless it has: 1. Cybernetic Eyes 2. Bondage Furniture</i> In this case Item 1 is a no go, although I hear they'll probably add a patch allowing advanced cybernetics in a few years. This is assuming they don't go the other route and publish the "Breakdown of Society" and "Ecological Disaster" expansions they keep talking about. I’d considered trying it, but it fails the Bury Test* for MMOs:

*Bury Test - A virtual world has no chance of being satisfactory for me unless it has:

1. Cybernetic Eyes
2. Bondage Furniture

In this case Item 1 is a no go, although I hear they’ll probably add a patch allowing advanced cybernetics in a few years. This is assuming they don’t go the other route and publish the “Breakdown of Society” and “Ecological Disaster” expansions they keep talking about.

]]> By: Kasumi Rieko http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37925 Kasumi Rieko Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:46:40 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37925 Well, at least the "romance quests are among the most rewarding", well unless you count that time when... ahh... nevermind. Well, at least the “romance quests are among the most rewarding”, well unless you count that time when… ahh… nevermind.

]]> By: Vint Falken http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37845 Vint Falken Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:51:36 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/the-first-life-mmo-review/#comment-37845 Ah well... Vint and even her outsider found it to be funny. (and vewwy vewwy, well written!) Besides, I do wonder why there are so many different editions: Outside 3.0 without working 'food' module for the African continent, Democracy use in a lot of countries is not fully functioning, the weather engine in Belgium sucks, the USA version comes with an obliged 'warfare' extension and so forth... Ah well… Vint and even her outsider found it to be funny. (and vewwy vewwy, well written!)

Besides, I do wonder why there are so many different editions: Outside 3.0 without working ‘food’ module for the African continent, Democracy use in a lot of countries is not fully functioning, the weather engine in Belgium sucks, the USA version comes with an obliged ‘warfare’ extension and so forth…

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