I've not been posting for a few days because I am a tad sniffly and you know when a man gets a cold it has to be treated like double pneumonia (at the very least, with probably a touch of black death thrown in for good measure). HOWEVER I simply had to respond to this travesty.
A few months back, (or however long it is since LL announced their new openspace policy/pricing), LL in one fell swoop almost ruined Sarah's business along with many other landlords/estate owners. Who in their right mind would want to rent a quarter sim, with neighbours when for the same tier they could have an entire sim with privacy and the same prim count. Back then Sarah and her peers were justifiably annoyed. FUCK YOU said LL. This is how it is going to be....get on with it.
So ever resourceful, Sarah (along with many of her peers) completely altered their business model. Converting full islands into open spaces and buying new ones in order that they could salvage their business in some form or another. LL could not fail to recognise what was happening. It was after all the only viable thing for estate owners to do, or be left with empty regions which still need to be paid for every month. I would go so far as to say that LL actively encouraged this as the way forward for estate owners. They even brought in additional, new measures to help facilitate this... i.e. the transfer owner to payer option.
For them to turn around now and say that ANYONE abused the situation is a second FUCK YOU from LL. They have happily taken the orders (and the fee's), happily taken the tier every month, so to say they were unaware of the problem this might cause down the road is simply naive. At best it is rank opportunism on their part.
So they announce that we are all rather naughty boys and girls and that to chastise us they will increase tier and set-up fee's by insane amounts and look smart at doffing your cap and tugging your forelock in future thank you very much. (I think Jahar is working overtime on that one btw. Keep doffing and tugging Jahar.....LL will still hate you as much as the rest of us but at least you will know you did your best
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soooo Sarah and her Peers are now left to wade through the mire of this latest LL brainwave and try to salvage their businesses all over again, less than six months after the last time. A third FUCK YOU from LL.
For Sarah to say what she did in concierge chat is not only justified it is bloody well long overdue. If any excuse were needed it could be argued that it is simply learned behaviour! They have been fucking us so long it was only a matter of time until one of us wanted to fuck them back
Bravo Sarah.
