These have been my meager thoughts on this; I over-spend on PSN, but I do that on games AND in Home. I really appreciate that Sony is allowing my over-spending to gain some acknowledgement in Home and not just at the PS store. Sorry! I like that Sony is recogonizing those that purchased a Plus membership. I purchased the membership because I like playing games, but I also liked the idea of them giving me a “perk” in Home to go along with that; I mean, Home is a part of the PSN!

I really felt like this was Sony’s way of giving those that purchased a Plus membership something to enjoy in Home as a “perk,” but at the same time, not trying to exclude all those in Home that didn’t purchase a Plus membership. (Look at the fiasco and all the controversy over the Plus Membership club they opened in EU *I think that was EU*) They still wanted it to be exclusive…but they wanted those that are maybe more “social” and not so much big gamer’s…maybe…to feel a bit of the love too…just my opinion. I mean, Plus member’s can get in, people that aren’t Plus can get in if they are maybe in the financial bracket to be able to afford the more Exlusive items, or spaces. But, they also give those with not as much income the ability to at least see what it’s about and decide if they want to scrape up the money to get a permanent membership, in whichever way they would enjoy, by buying the passes for a “looksie.”

This is just how I’ve looked at the whole x7 debate… I didn’t, however, think about the whole having to buy clothing and/or Exclusive items that you might not actually LIKE in order to enjoy the x7 club, idea before. I did understand your point there. : P

2. I’ll agree that Home needn’t be realistic. After all, it is partially about getting away from real life. Still, the dancer models seem a bit too cartoonish for my tastes, especially when coupled with the plates of gold bars that you wouldn’t find outside of fantasy. That and what, no male dancers?

3. I’m not particularly flirty but I do like the responses as well. I think it’s either you like it or you don’t. lol

4. The music is a welcome change of pace. If anything, they should keep it because it does fit with the environment and it’s danceable.

7. I agree here as well. I commented on this week’s early-access/discount items with some hope that they’ll offer more variety in the future.

9. This is the main objectionable consequence of making it exclusive in every sense. Even two people who own what’s required for entry can’t follow each other to x7. They must luck out on finding the right instance, which is doubly problematic if the person they’re following is already in the club.

10. So far, I’ve never experienced trolls in x7 and I hope the stiff financial barrier for entry discourages enough of the other ridiculous behavior that people who do enjoy x7 can relax/dance in peace. However, I can’t say much for the future obviously; I’m also guessing it’ll increase, though I hope it remains at a low level.

I agree Playstation Plus as a means of entry isn’t a bad idea and they seem to take a few cues from its model for offering amenities in x7. The idea can work, though they didn’t exactly implement it in the best possible fashion.

The free champagne bottle reward was nice, although we got something nicer recently with the Luxury Yacht. But I was even happier with the discount bundle on offer -- 6 animated animals for $1.

I doubt Sony will ever change the membership requirements to a simple total spent -- the idea is to promote Sony-made products, not stuff from Loot, Lockwood or nDreams. I personally find that the cost of the Mansion spaces has been more than offset by the bundle savings I’ve received so far.

1. I like the outside. I feel like it gives people who do not have the things needed to enter the club, a space to stay and chat. I think that the papparazzi was a very nice touch. As one who has entrance to the club, I sometimes like to just stand on the red carpet. People may think this is a marketing ploy by Sony, but the people who make it a marketing ploy are the ones who feed into it, and buy something. I know many people who like the red carpet, and will never buy something from exclusives.

2. I don’t like it that they carry around gold bars, and diamonds. It seems a little fake. Of course, Home isn’t supposed to be so real-life.

3. The flirt game is well-done, sort of. I like all of the flirts and the replies, they’re funny. However as people have pointed out, the bugs do over-whelm the game. The only way I got my tiara, is by having someone who understood the game, stand with me alone near the pool for 15 minutes.

4. The music seems like it’s something normal compared to the mall. However, there is the spin on it that keeps it like a club feel.

5. Someone had once described the waitresses as “****”. Through the promotional video, it did make them look like some prostitutes of a sort. I mean, there’s a part where it shows the womans behind, shaking in the camera while a guy watches.

6. It looks nice on the inside, however the ceiling with the lights is a little weird. I like how the dancefloor lights up, however many people have had to clear their cache because there have been problems with the dancefloor. I like some of the separate areas on the balconies, although no one ever uses them.

7. The discounted items from week one, weren’t all that great. I do have faith that Sony will put up some things that people do like, to discount.

8. The bottle service reminds me of the bottles from the Dream Yacht. It was a nice gesture, but I would have liked some clothing, not just a T-shirt, or something that had X7 on it.

9. Me and a friend had run into each other outside the club, and it took us many times to get into the same server. I think that Sony will be able to fix this, all they have to do is screen people before they go to their friends, like the rope at the entrance. Or at the least, number the servers, like floors, so that someone will say, “I’m on floor 7″ and the friend can go to that floor, which is the same server.

10. You can never run away from trolls. A lot of the trolls who go into X7, are the ones who have PS+. I’ve only run into maybe 3 in my time there, and I’m sure it will increase, but it won’t be like the trolls out in public.