Eloise Pasteur
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Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,363,000 at an exchange rate of L$267.6 to US$1 Exchanged US$288,000 at an average of US$12,000.0 per hour. Market buys were US$213,000 Market sales were US$73,000 Limit-limit buys were US$2,300 The busiest time was at 4pm when about US$21,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 9pm when about US$7,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 86 g 49 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 50 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
UK air date of CSI:NY in Second Life is today
People who remember back to Second Life Insider days will remember the coverage of CSI:NY as it came into Second Life in one of the episodes. There is, hopefully, a conclusion about to be broadcast soon in the US, writers strike permitting.If you are one of the good people who didn't download a copy from somewhere and live in the UK, or somewhere that receives UK TV, Channel 5 is carrying that episode tonight (in about an hour).The UK hasn't been subjected to the media frenzy that CBS launched in the US about Second Life, so don't expect a massive rush to the new sims, but if you see things go really south about 2:30 SL time you'll know why!
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,434,000 at an exchange rate of L$268 to US$1 Exchanged US$323,000 at an average of US$13,400.0 per hour. Market buys were US$218,000 Market sales were US$104,000 Limit-limit buys were US$500 The busiest time was at 11am when about US$24,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 10pm when about US$7,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,341,000 at an exchange rate of L$266.3 to US$1 Exchanged US$288,000 at an average of US$12,000.0 per hour. Market buys were US$191,000 Market sales were US$96,000 Limit-limit buys were US$500 The busiest time was at 5pm when about US$21,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 5am when about US$6,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,312,000 at an exchange rate of L$267.3 to US$1 Exchanged US$273,000 at an average of US$11,400.0 per hour. Market buys were US$182,000 Market sales were US$84,000 Limit-limit buys were US$6,900 The busiest time was at 0pm when about US$27,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 2am when about US$5,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,367,000 at an exchange rate of L$269.1 to US$1 Exchanged US$263,000 at an average of US$11,000.0 per hour. Market buys were US$184,000 Market sales were US$79,000 Limit-limit buys were US$600 The busiest time was at 1pm when about US$16,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the copppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,532,000 at an exchange rate of L$267.8 to US$1 Exchanged US$251,000 at an average of US$10,400.0 per hour. Market buys were US$165,000 Market sales were US$83,000 Limit-limit buys were US$2,100 The busiest time was at 4pm when about US$20,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,587,000 at an exchange rate of L$269.2 to US$1 Exchanged US$259,000 at an average of US$10,800.0 per hour. Market buys were US$177,000 Market sales were US$81,000 Limit-limit buys were US$500 The busiest time was at 4am when about US$20,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Space for a new style of MMO?
As you may know if you've read my earlier posts, I'm basically a Second Lifer, but in the interests of research and writing for Massively, I've tried Runescape, Dofus, Oberin, Vendetta Online and World of Warcraft. You may also have noticed a number of first impressions posts but relatively little follow up.This isn't entirely an accident. All of the games have failed to attract and keep my attention. Second Life has not. Come the end of my free month, I'm not 99% certain I won't be subscribing to World of Warcraft because it's doing the same things as the other games.
Metaverse U conference
Stanford University and Stanford Humanities Lab are hosting the Metaverse U conference on the weekend of 16th/17th February. They will be discussing Second Life and virtual worlds in general and exploring "the cultural, technological, legal, and economic issues surrounding virtual worlds" according to conference organiser Henry Lowood.If you would like to know more, or to attend, the conference website is up and running, and the conference schedule and registration forms are available online.
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,594,000 at an exchange rate of L$269 to US$1 Exchanged US$300,000 at an average of US$12,500.0 per hour. Market buys were US$232,000 Market sales were US$67,000 Limit-limit buys were US$800 The busiest time was at 0pm when about US$19,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$7,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,679,000 at an exchange rate of L$267.4 to US$1 Exchanged US$349,000 at an average of US$14,500.0 per hour. Market buys were US$270,000 Market sales were US$78,000 Limit-limit buys were US$800 The busiest time was at 1pm when about US$27,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,369,000 at an exchange rate of L$266.7 to US$1 Exchanged US$286,000 at an average of US$11,900.0 per hour. Market buys were US$216,000 Market sales were US$69,000 Limit-limit buys were US$700 The busiest time was at 8am when about US$19,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 2am when about US$5,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,270,000 at an exchange rate of L$269.9 to US$1 Exchanged US$214,000 at an average of US$8,900.0 per hour. Market buys were US$152,000 Market sales were US$62,000 Limit-limit buys were US$200 The busiest time was at 2pm when about US$17,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Second Life: BBC documentary about virtual adultery
Well, it's been said often enough before, but Second Life is all about sex. That, at least, would be the impression you would gain from the documentary that has just finished (2:30 SL Time) on BBC2. The programme dealt with 2 Second Life couples. One couple were both in a RL relationship with others, in the other couple she was married, he was single.The first couple were both unhappy, have separated from their former partners, married in Second Life, Real Life and are expecting a baby. The other couple, she was depressed (not necessarily about her marriage), he agitated for her to come and visit in RL. She wouldn't, he left her and so she went to visit. Whether or not it would have been different if she'd gone earlier, who will know. They're now separated in SL, not interested in RL, and she is working with her husband in therapy to make her marriage work.In that sense, a fairly balanced programme I guess. And there are definitely people I know where this describes their SL relationships well. Then there are couples where they meet in SL as single people, get together in SL, get together in RL and get married. The whole gamut of human relationships (and some others too) are expressed, because the thing that is so often forgotten is that it's people doing this, bringing their human strengths and weaknesses to the world. An interesting programme though, even if it feels a bit like they needed the spice of adultery to sell it... shame really. Oh, I had a chuckle, if you've seen the programme and remember the lighthouse, it's one of my lighthouse lights that's all over the BBC.I've tried, I can't find any links on BBC pages but it has shown up on iPlayer. Thanks Andy.[EDIT: added link to iPlayer to allow you to watch it]
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,316,000 at an exchange rate of L$269.8 to US$1 Exchanged US$250,000 at an average of US$10,400.0 per hour. Market buys were US$176,000 Market sales were US$74,000 Limit-limit buys were US$400 The busiest time was at 2pm when about US$18,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 12pm when about US$5,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Perils of changing pets in World of Warcraft
As a hunter (well for my main character, in the few days before crunch time, my pet is a big part of the arsenal available to me. I'm quite happy, most of the time, with my bear. Extra armour and extra hit points a nice tank maketh, and if the damage is a little lower per second, that's cancelled out by some durability on those times when I make a mistake and send the poor beast in to a stickier situation than expected (like when I get hit by a load of big critters who all respawn on my head in the middle of an over-level fight).But I was tempted by the thought of big scorpid venom after being hit by one, so I swapped pets, briefly. Ouch is the only description I can think of. The venom is great in PvP I'm sure, but not so useful vs. critters, especially critters with poison themselves. The absence of growl and the ability to attract and hold aggro meant I was suddenly in the midst of fighting all the time. The fact that, even after the scorpid levelled I couldn't teach it growl (or similar) was the final nail in the poor scorpion's coffin. For PvE play I want that tank bank and doing what tanks do best - holding aggro. If I, as I do, sometimes tip over the edge and pull them off him by mistake, so be it - for most things I'm fighting at around my level, it's half dead or more before it disengages. There is still time for a stun and an arcane shot for a bit more damage before contact. It leaves the daggers I use as a nice back up to kill the almost-dead critter as it arrives.The moral of this tale - for both Hunters and Warlocks I guess - think about your pets/summons and what you use them for. Piling out extra damage is nice, but do you want a tank more? If you're hunting in a group, does that change? (How much would the group tank like a pet that slows the attacks on him from ancillary targets, I wonder?) Pets are an important part of your arsenal - one I use all the time and I'm sure most hunters and warlocks do too. Thinking about how to use them is surely smart?
Counting the coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,436,000 at an exchange rate of L$268.1 to US$1 Exchanged US$267,000 at an average of US$11,100.0 per hour. Market buys were US$183,000 Market sales were US$83,000 Limit-limit buys were US$900 The busiest time was at 9pm when about US$16,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 10pm when about US$5,000 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s
Lessons in Second Life
Jeremy Hunsinger and the _blacklibrary are combining forces for a series of informal discussions called Learning in Second Life. The discussions take place in the _blacklibrary at 1pm SL time each Monday.This week the discussion will be led by The Group for the Dissolation of Groups and Promotion of Networks, next week by Happiness and Chance.[UPDATED: link's to Jeremy's blog and the _blacklibrary added]
Counting the Coppers
Yesterday in Second Life we: Spent US$1,334,000 at an exchange rate of L$268.9 to US$1 Exchanged US$254,000 at an average of US$10,600.0 per hour. Market buys were US$155,000 Market sales were US$97,000 Limit-limit buys were US$2,100 The busiest time was at 4pm when about US$18,000 was exchanged. The quietest time was 7am when about US$0 was exchanged. [via Second Life datafeeds]In World of Warcraft average prices [via wowecon.com] for key materials are: Commodity Price Stack of Netherweave 3 g 0 s Primal Air 20 g 99 s Primal Earth 3 g 25 s Primal Fire 21 g 40 s Primal Life 10 g 0 s Primal Mana 16 g 0 s Primal Might 87 g 50 s Primal Shadow 16 g 0 s Primal Water 17 g 60 s Stack of Thick Clefthoof Leather 60 g 0 s