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WilHarris · 27th Feb 2007, 16:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...ts_voice_chat/

mclean007 · 27th Feb 2007, 16:19

What is the point of Second Life? It's like WoW without cool dragons and stuff. Personally, if I want to go around chatting to people and generally hanging about, I've got this revolutionary new idea. It has a photorealistic graphics engine with amazing weather and physics effects. It already has a perfect, zero latency voice chat system. It has six billion users, populating a three dimensional model of the globe, with full interactivity and tactile feedback. It never suffers from network problems and requires no expensive computer equipment to play. I'm going to call it First Life(TM), and you're all invited.

Seriously, I can *almost* understand the attraction of WoW or a similar MMORPG - the cooperative questing and levelling. But SL just seems pointless, and (though I haven't tried it so shouldn't criticise) I can't help but feel that the inhabitants of Sadville only spend time there because their real lives are so dull. Which doesn't really entice me to want to hang out with them.

DarkLord7854 · 27th Feb 2007, 16:26

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Originally Posted by mclean007

What is the point of Second Life? It's like WoW without cool dragons and stuff. Personally, if I want to go around chatting to people and generally hanging about, I've got this revolutionary new idea. It has a photorealistic graphics engine with amazing weather and physics effects. It already has a perfect, zero latency voice chat system. It has six billion users, populating a three dimensional model of the globe, with full interactivity and tactile feedback. It never suffers from network problems and requires no expensive computer equipment to play. I'm going to call it First Life(TM), and you're all invited.

How much is it for a premium account?

I tried SL, I tried scripting a big NPC thing to kill people, but it didn't work

quack · 27th Feb 2007, 16:55

Brilliant post mclean007! My thoughts exactly.

Redbeaver · 27th Feb 2007, 17:01

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Originally Posted by mclean007

What is the point of Second Life? It's like WoW without cool dragons and stuff. Personally, if I want to go around chatting to people and generally hanging about, I've got this revolutionary new idea. It has a photorealistic graphics engine with amazing weather and physics effects. It already has a perfect, zero latency voice chat system. It has six billion users, populating a three dimensional model of the globe, with full interactivity and tactile feedback. It never suffers from network problems and requires no expensive computer equipment to play. I'm going to call it First Life(TM), and you're all invited.

Seriously, I can *almost* understand the attraction of WoW or a similar MMORPG - the cooperative questing and levelling. But SL just seems pointless, and (though I haven't tried it so shouldn't criticise) I can't help but feel that the inhabitants of Sadville only spend time there because their real lives are so dull. Which doesn't really entice me to want to hang out with them.

i agree...

i tried SL before n found it frustratingly boring and pointless... thats JUST ME.... so i uninstalled it.....

my idea of having fun is doing all these stuff that i normally wouldnt be able to do in real life... such as killing dragons, shooting bad guys a la Matrix, racing Nascar, etc...

randosome · 27th Feb 2007, 17:28

lol i think i probably agree with mclean too
however i think that "I can't help but feel that the inhabitants of Sadville only spend time there because their real lives are so dull. Which doesn't really entice me to want to hang out with them." could quite possibly be talking about WoW players too i'm afraid
Some people just seem to use it as an escape from life, and Ive lost many friends (RL and Online) to WoW

Anyway, on the SL voice front, cant they just use some kind of P2P system for voice, instead of using the SL servers to transmit it ... like skype .... (except built in and well made ...)

DarkLord7854 · 27th Feb 2007, 17:33

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Originally Posted by randosome

Some people just seem to use it as an escape from life, and Ive lost many friends (RL and Online) to WoW

Ain't it the truth..

ou7blaze · 27th Feb 2007, 18:01

I'm sorry but if you start losing friends from playing games maybe you need to reorganise your priorities.

I also tried SL myself and found it rather boring and pointless. It's basically a 3D chatroom. Most of the people I met on there seemed pretty depressing aswell and the game engine is nothing to rave on about, actually I think it's pretty crappy..

randosome · 27th Feb 2007, 18:06

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Originally Posted by ou7blaze

I'm sorry but if you start losing friends from playing games maybe you need to reorganise your priorities.

i think you missed what i was saying completely there ....

Tyinsar · 27th Feb 2007, 19:34

OMG, is teh gr8est evrr!!! YAY!, now I finally get to use this great Morph Vox Pro software, I really am a 8/14/18/21 year old hot chick!!! </Sarcasm Mode>

DriftCarl · 27th Feb 2007, 20:34

I have tried to play second life 3 times. First i just downloaded it and loaded it played for 5 minutes and uninstalled it. 2nd time i tried a little harder and read some manuals. 3rd time i did the tutorials and I was still confused. I just couldnt get into the game at all.

The reason I wanted to play it was to go visit all these new things that business are setting up. like the concerts, virtual museums in other countries. Tour of some egyption pyramids that aparently some people recreated. And it would of been amusing to go beat up an ingame pimp too. But the thing that stoppe dme was I just didnt "get" what to do at the start. If they made that easier and more fun then it might be a bigger hit with the social networking types.

In terms of the voice technology, I think it would be a nice experiement to have real conversation where you can hear people close to you, but also hear others around you chatting in their own conversations, but not as loudly. If they can get past that barrier then I am sure the technology would make its way into more fun MMO's

DarkLord7854 · 27th Feb 2007, 20:37

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Originally Posted by ou7blaze

I also tried SL myself and found it rather boring and pointless. It's basically a 3D chatroom. Most of the people I met on there seemed pretty depressing aswell and the game engine is nothing to rave on about, actually I think it's pretty crappy..

And flying around like superman

Zut · 27th Feb 2007, 21:26

I understand the attraction of MMOs, but SL is absolute shite. Every feature of the 'game' is incredibly poorly implemented, and its main purpose is for idiots and ****s to pool their collective minds to probe the depths of pornography and gambling.

I challenge ANYONE to go into Second Life and stand in an area long enough for the whole scene to load and be displayed properly. You'd want to have something else to do for a few hours let me tell you!!

Tyinsar · 28th Feb 2007, 00:18

I tell you it's all a plot to make us forget what is REALLY happening (or did you take the blue pill

)

Aankhen · 28th Feb 2007, 00:44

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Originally Posted by mclean007

I'm going to call it First Life(TM), and you're all invited.

Heh, that sounds familiar.

r4tch3t · 28th Feb 2007, 01:13

So is anyone on bit sad enough to actually play/use Second life?
Also great one mclean007

Tyinsar · 28th Feb 2007, 02:11

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Originally Posted by Aankhen

Heh, that sounds familiar.

Brooxy · 28th Feb 2007, 08:11

I tried it last night to see what all this was even about...it's gone now. Then I had to play a few hours of starcraft, just to cleanse myself...

I'll stick with first life...it's much better...

traderonline · 2nd Mar 2007, 19:51

I really enjoyed the game. I felt that i'm getting addicted and stopped playing it

mclean007 · 5th Mar 2007, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Aankhen

Heh, that sounds familiar.

Figures. It's far too easy to take the **** out of Second Life for me to have been the first person to come up with it!

27th Feb 2007, 16:05	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Second Life gets voice chat http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/02...ts_voice_chat/

27th Feb 2007, 16:19	#2
mclean007 Officious Bystander Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nodnol Posts: 1,595	What is the point of Second Life? It's like WoW without cool dragons and stuff. Personally, if I want to go around chatting to people and generally hanging about, I've got this revolutionary new idea. It has a photorealistic graphics engine with amazing weather and physics effects. It already has a perfect, zero latency voice chat system. It has six billion users, populating a three dimensional model of the globe, with full interactivity and tactile feedback. It never suffers from network problems and requires no expensive computer equipment to play. I'm going to call it First Life(TM), and you're all invited. Seriously, I can almost understand the attraction of WoW or a similar MMORPG - the cooperative questing and levelling. But SL just seems pointless, and (though I haven't tried it so shouldn't criticise) I can't help but feel that the inhabitants of Sadville only spend time there because their real lives are so dull. Which doesn't really entice me to want to hang out with them. __________________ Demand Naked DSL in the UK!

27th Feb 2007, 16:55	#4
quack \o/ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Posts: 5,220	Brilliant post mclean007! My thoughts exactly. __________________ Denying Rights to Music lovers. Denying Rights to Movie lovers.

27th Feb 2007, 18:01	#8
ou7blaze sensational. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong. Posts: 2,624	I'm sorry but if you start losing friends from playing games maybe you need to reorganise your priorities. I also tried SL myself and found it rather boring and pointless. It's basically a 3D chatroom. Most of the people I met on there seemed pretty depressing aswell and the game engine is nothing to rave on about, actually I think it's pretty crappy.. __________________ █▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓█▓▒▒▓ Originally Posted by Greeneyedguy advice to all u masturbators... its a good idea to keep a pringles can with the bottom cut out next to u so u can put it over ur wang when ur parents come and tell em u were enjoyong some delicious low-fat potato chips...

27th Feb 2007, 19:34	#10
Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	OMG, is teh gr8est evrr!!! YAY!, now I finally get to use this great Morph Vox Pro software, I really am a 8/14/18/21 year old hot chick!!! </Sarcasm Mode> __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.

27th Feb 2007, 17:28	#6
randosome Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 226	lol i think i probably agree with mclean too however i think that "I can't help but feel that the inhabitants of Sadville only spend time there because their real lives are so dull. Which doesn't really entice me to want to hang out with them." could quite possibly be talking about WoW players too i'm afraid Some people just seem to use it as an escape from life, and Ive lost many friends (RL and Online) to WoW Anyway, on the SL voice front, cant they just use some kind of P2P system for voice, instead of using the SL servers to transmit it ... like skype .... (except built in and well made ...)

27th Feb 2007, 20:34	#11
DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 199	I have tried to play second life 3 times. First i just downloaded it and loaded it played for 5 minutes and uninstalled it. 2nd time i tried a little harder and read some manuals. 3rd time i did the tutorials and I was still confused. I just couldnt get into the game at all. The reason I wanted to play it was to go visit all these new things that business are setting up. like the concerts, virtual museums in other countries. Tour of some egyption pyramids that aparently some people recreated. And it would of been amusing to go beat up an ingame pimp too. But the thing that stoppe dme was I just didnt "get" what to do at the start. If they made that easier and more fun then it might be a bigger hit with the social networking types. In terms of the voice technology, I think it would be a nice experiement to have real conversation where you can hear people close to you, but also hear others around you chatting in their own conversations, but not as loudly. If they can get past that barrier then I am sure the technology would make its way into more fun MMO's

27th Feb 2007, 21:26	#13
Zut Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Near Sheffield, UK Posts: 127	I understand the attraction of MMOs, but SL is absolute shite. Every feature of the 'game' is incredibly poorly implemented, and its main purpose is for idiots and ****s to pool their collective minds to probe the depths of pornography and gambling. I challenge ANYONE to go into Second Life and stand in an area long enough for the whole scene to load and be displayed properly. You'd want to have something else to do for a few hours let me tell you!!

28th Feb 2007, 00:18	#14
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28th Feb 2007, 01:13	#16
r4tch3t hmmmm.... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,882	So is anyone on bit sad enough to actually play/use Second life? Also great one mclean007 __________________ Fight my Brute The quantum limit of reality might be scaled up because we're all holograms. Obviously. Once more we see that sufficiently advanced physics is indistinguishable from getting really stoned. From here

28th Feb 2007, 08:11	#18
Brooxy Powered by the PG Monkey... Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,245	I tried it last night to see what all this was even about...it's gone now. Then I had to play a few hours of starcraft, just to cleanse myself... I'll stick with first life...it's much better... __________________ Scorpion - Opteron 146 - 1GB RAM - 120GB Maxtor ATA133 HDD - 8x DVD-RW - 16x DVDROM - nVidia 7800 GTX Graphics - Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 Mobo - Undergoing Case Mod Phoenix - Toshiba A120 - 1.73 Celeron (Dothan) - 1GB RAM - 60GB HDD - ATi 200m Graphics Salamander - Intel Pentium III @ 733MHz - 256Mb RAM - Total HDD @ 80Gb

2nd Mar 2007, 19:51	#19
traderonline Minimodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 30	I really enjoyed the game. I felt that i'm getting addicted and stopped playing it __________________ Prank Videos - Calls - Funny Clips My Other Favorite Money making forums: http://www.talkgold.com/forum http://www.thehyipforum.com