Comments on: Choosing Home Real Estate

By: ted2112

ted2112 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:30:36 +0000

For me it’s the vibe. That unexplainable thing that makes a space feel like home. For example I love the hum of the air conditioner unit in the Eden Primarch Vigilarum space, and the birds sound in the Tropical Escape space. These little touches really go a long way.

By: Femaelstrom

Femaelstrom — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:27:44 +0000

I love the private places I have bought. My only regrets are the freebie homes, although I did do a fun job of filling my complimentary casino room with 100 items that drew a comment from a visitor. “It looks like ‘The Hangover 3′ in here”, as it was littered with pizza boxes and Red Bull cans, food in odd places and a computer in the tub!I choose the homes based on the concept of what can I do to decorate it. The size is not an issue. I own both the LOOT space station and Final Fantasy- Primarch’s Vigilarium, and love them both, as they both offer such distinct aspects. Both are filled with 100 items. The Vigilarium is decorated in a “Blade Runner” sort of clutter, as the Space Station is bigger and allows for more walking space between items. My priority can also be a passing fancy . Some homes like the Japanese apartment were bought for the serene style, as Tron was bought out of boredom, and Santorini was bought because it was cheap. So there are such differences as to why I would buy any particular home. One thing remains true: the more that developers show they care to make good places, the more likely I will be to buy. With recent additions of the technology like the EOD and Flikr/ Twitter, this shows that the developers are really thinking outside the box or home as it were. May I add a “by the way”? I do not like freebie homes if they are presented like the one I got from the “Darla’s Den”.That felt like a shill that I will never pay for. In order to get to parts of the ‘space’ I need to buy addditional content,the key. No other place that I know of does this. Loco private island has games that allow the owner to open up more parts, but it’s included in the price and is a game, meaning fun for the owner. Note to UFC: fix the public space’s reward machine or then the luster of doing the games in the private home is lost. All in all the private places are great, and they are fun, now if we could just get our hands on a few that I have seen in Japan and Europe that would really make my collection.

By: Godzprototype

Godzprototype — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:58:27 +0000

I have alot of personal spaces, even though they although in most cases they dont get used, I see potential for a artistic expression in them. For the most part that is why I bought them. How much does the universe cost?

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:07 +0000

stupid typos….blame the chocolate flavored vodka….

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:14:24 +0000

I only purchase spaces now that I view from a videographer perspective-I will but it if I see potential in the realm of machinima making. I almost never soend time in any of my personal spaces minus my Harbor Studio wardrobe changing space..STOP SPAWNING US IN THE HUB>>>>>>>>>>PLEASE…..WTHelghast..

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:27:31 +0000

Great article Estim. You made a lot of valid points. I for one am going to be very picky from here on out before I buy any more spaces. I have enough now that I don’t get to visit that at this point I don’t really se the sense in getting more unless they are spectacular in some way. For me, especially lately, Home has become more of a place to talk to my friends and colleagues and work on my writing and helping others in videos. I don’t need anymore spaces.
I do love to decorate though as you know, and each space I see is my empty canvas. That is my main decision maker, if I can’t walk in and think of how I would decorate it, I won’t buy it.