Comments on: 100 Free Items and Seal

By: fun-gi

fun-gi — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:12:10 +0000

Awesome article, and fantastic outlook!

It really ticks me off, this virtual slamming of noobs in Home for wearing what they are given for free. >:(

We were all once noobs ourselves (I’m still a noob by comparison to others), and it is only by coming to Home repeatedly to find out if one likes it that they can decide whether to spend real money on clothing or items. If the vet’s of Home keep making fun of and ignoring the noobs, how are they ever to feel welcome at all? If they don’t feel welcome, they won’t buy new clothing, and will simply leave… resulting in one big snobbish Home clique of vet’s.

Attitudes and perceptions need to remain open minded if Home is to grow to it’s full potential. Embmrace the noobs and their free gear, for we once stood in their shoes looking up in awe and bewilderment as they do now to the vet’s of Home.

By: Bayern_1867

Bayern_1867 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:55:58 +0000

A well-written article with acute observations and yet….FUN!

By: drunkr

drunkr — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:58:24 +0000

i did feel like they owed us and what we have received is inadequate . i use credit cards on all my accounts and just the possibility of someone having the power to ruin me financialy is a huge deal.For them to give us used items is a slap in the face.we should be disatisfied and cautious and scared.i have since removed my cc and have the protection but the hackers know when the 1 year is up

By: v_Trillian_v

v_Trillian_v — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:04:12 +0000

I didn’t have great expectations originally because I thought I had bought so much already that there would be a lot of duplicates. I haven’t quantified it but it seems far less so than I thought it would be. On the downside, getting a garage didn’t exactly excite me, and realizing so many would now have the mummy outfit I had previously bought and so loved was somewhat disappointing, but having more drooling, arm-drooping mummies around is kinda cool too. So I guess the only boo coming from me is the one I make when wearing that outfit.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:51:59 +0000

Yes there seems to be a certain % of ppl that will complain about anything.Nothing will make these ppl happy and if you go to great lengths to try to stop their complaints you will only receive more complaints.This type of person is also the type of person that in 2or3 months will be the most likely to complain that there’s nothing fun to do in Home.They have few if any ideas about how to stop their complaining but expect someone else to come up with new idea’s to keep them occupied/interested,and then will start complaining about the new ideas offered.It’s probably best to pay them little if any attention at all as the thing they excel at the best is distracting constructive progress.I think at heart,at least in this situation,they are complaining about some things being free because they had already bought some of those items and are silently kicking themselves because they feel had they not purchased these things earlier they would be getting them free now.Well that’s the way things go sometimes,we can’t all win the lottery,but how they conduct themselves in these kinds of situations says more about their character than a million words out of their mouths ever could.

By: deuce_for2

deuce_for2 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:05:48 +0000

Items definitely lose value in the eyes of the players when they are free. As you say, what will be the reaction when they are not free anymore? Non-takers remorse? Will the items gain some luster back?

Six months from now, how will people perceive the Mansion Garage when you have to buy it to get it? I bet there will be complaints. People complained it was too expensive and people complained it is free. The constant here: complaining.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:37:14 +0000

I say never look a gift horse (or pony) in the mouth. These items were free! I for one didn’t have many of them and even though I dont use my femvatar often, I made sure to get everything I didn’t have. I say it’s better to have them and not want them to want them later and not have them.

By: keara22hi

keara22hi — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:50:21 +0000

deuce has a good point -- I think maybe Sony didn’t really think this thing through. It was a terrific gesture -- and really not necessary -- but I can understand the motivation. Problem is, they said ‘new items will be included’ and a lot of people construed this to mean “100 NEW items for free”.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:16:08 +0000

I found alot of useful stuff but I’m not clear about how someone could be disappointed by getting something for nothing.

By: agnugget

agnugget — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:30:45 +0000

i like the free stuff… some of it i had but alot i didnt..!

By: OceanicCactus

OceanicCactus — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:57:03 +0000

Another wonderful article,Seal! Hooraaaay mummy suit! Lulz I was pretty happy about that one too, hehe.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:11:26 +0000

Thank you for the article. It was great fun! I cried a little at the end, because well written concepts do that to me and because I’m glad to know that people feel about Home like I do.

By: keara22hi

keara22hi — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:54:07 +0000

Count me in! Grand-Mummy

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:53:13 +0000

Excellent idea, deuce_for2! How many people will be lamenting that they didn’t pick up the Bangkok Hat while they had the chance?

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:35:19 +0000

We could have a mummy-fest like the zombie-fest we had back in October lol! I will join that parade! You should film it and that way we can all get really goofy. And Terra is right Zombies want brains, so liver doesn’t sound too bad, I love a good liver and onions!

By: deuce_for2

deuce_for2 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:21:28 +0000

Another note, when the free item window is over, all the items will have a new look. This article begs for a follow up in two months.

By: deuce_for2

deuce_for2 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:17:32 +0000

Excellent stuff! Understanding the “Why” of disappointment for getting free things is interesting. Logically there can be no downside. Emotionally it is huge. This dichotomy of reason and feelings is what keeps the storytellers and pharmaceutical companies in business. This is a great breakdown of what is happening on the wide scale.

BTW, there is a pony you can buy, you just can’t ride it. Make sure in the suggestions that you specify “rideable” when referring to ponies.

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:18:57 +0000

I thought only zombies went after brains? Maybe the mummies should go after another organ, in order not to confuse things. I suggest the liver.

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:38:18 +0000

Random avatar at beach: Hello. Do you want to join my fam?
Mummy: Brainnnzzzz!

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:36:36 +0000

I turned my Garage into a game room. The Chess and Checkers tables were already burned in. I added some arcade cabinets, plus a Pool Table and Poker Table. Outside, I have picnic tables and a barbeque. I just wish we could shoehorn in some more active items, so I could add a dance floor and music!