Azaroth

In light of a recent article, Matt Mihaly has this to say about Second Life losing steam:

“It’s a niche product and it’s captured about as much of its niche as it looks likely to capture.”

That, and the fact that it’s painful to play.

I did, at one point, log on (admittedly, this was probably a few years ago) to see what it was all about. I felt like stabbing someone in the face while I attempted to maneuver my seemingly unwilling character around a landscape that’d make a blind man’s eyes bleed.

Just sayin’.

Plus, what is all of this press coverage really about? Virtual kiddy diddling, gay prostitution, extreme furry bondage, and Flying Cock Ships?

Come on. I don’t think the media coverage is doing them a whole world of good all of the time. Mainly because what’s going on in Second Life ISN’T good a whole lot of the time.

It boggles my mind a little bit that they let some of that stuff go on, really. I realize the concept of the world is freedom in general, and total freedom of expression is a great thing to strive toward. Utopia this, Government that, freedom is great. We can all agree on this.

However, when EVERY place you can go puts restrictions on your actions in various manners, the ONE place that doesn’t is just going to be inevitably flooded by a bunch of old guys diddling young boys played by other old guys while flying around in big red cockships named The Balls of Saint Mary. It’s like anything else. Restrict PvP in every game on the market. Open one with full PvP. Allez Shitfest! Secret ingredient: CSR Tears.

Hint: Bobby Flay will make ribs and corn bread, Mario Batali will make pasta and some meat sauces, Morimoto will make sushi and noodles, and Cat Cora will make something really bad. All from CSR Tears and gelatin. CSR Tears and gelatin.

Look. It’s a nice concept and worlds that fashion themselves, in some ways, after it down the road could end up being very interesting. Second Life itself has just become a trainwreck at this point, though. As much as I do respect the idea - People are broken, and that’s not about to change any time soon.