Second Life Reviews 142

I'd start with the good thing there first and that's how I talk about my experience. I was a long time user there until 2 months ago. The only reason I like and give one star because I like spending time with friends from real life and virtual world.

Linden Lab itself has very poor service and quality to take care of users even paid member like me. Parents need to take care of their kids who use Second Life since there are a lot of sex stuff and activities almost everywhere.

I myself like to spend time with friends from real life when I travel. It's a good way to keep in touch since it's not just text or voice. There are things I can do in action with them while I cannot be with them in real life.

Recently, I was scammed by other uses on the platform. After I reported right away thru my paid member section on their website, they said I cannot report???

I was told to do in game (platform / viewer) and someone would check. I have never heard anything afterthat. I was serious about money that I lost by the scammer but Second Life which managed by Linden Lab does nothing. Later, I contacted thru their website again and they said "we are afraid that your report is declined" ???

I provided all the evidences (which they already have by checking their system. Everything is recorded there since it's virtual world. Another word - transaction, activitry, chat log, IP address are there and could point out who scammer is and also how and when he scammed people.

I lost the interest there and told my real life friends who are there to meet and socialise in real life or other virtual platforms.

Linden Lab could keep sending email asking if I want to renew my membership but they never send email or contact to talk or update about my report or my loss with the scammer.

The latest issue that really upsets me is that Linden Lab does hold my account because I do not renew my membership. I did cancel before due date and even PayPal agrees with me. Why? Because Linden Lab could charge me already if I cancel membership after due date on my PayPal account.

I'd never forget what Linden Lab does to me and would never stop telling everyone about the truth.

I've been in SL 10 plus years on the same Character. I have been though alot of its changing phases and fads.
Pros: It has massive opportunity for creativity. The customization is great, no limits to what you can do. Graphics are decent. Rules seem fair. Great place to meet people. Good platform to learn different programs and experiment with them.

Cons: The community is toxic. Customer Support is only interested in helping you if you are paying a monthly subscription.There are scammers galore more then willing to get into your bank account paypal or your in game balance and help themselves to your money. The graphics are really hard on even a high end PC. There is no control over how many Avatars someone can make now. It's full of fake people and it truly brings the worst out in most people. The exposure to sex, violence, prostitution, child pornography, pornography, torture, terrorism, murder, bestiality, cruelty to animals, and other same type things is in over abundance. The rules state that some of these things are not allowed, but very little enforcement is done so these things are left un checked and happen anyways.

I currently play SL these days, but I am very paranoid about whom I converse with and whom I make friends with. I have meet some very nice people 15 to be exact over 10 years of meeting hundreds of people, who I would say are worth it. SL is not a game of levels it's more of a game of mind games and style. Sex drugs and music sell and SL is full of it. You will find the most depraved types and in abundance, if you have the patience and mental stability to filter through all those types then there are some truly nice people out there. SL is not for everyone and I would NOT recommend any parent let even an older teenager play it. SL is not a game, it was supposed to be a building platform for developers and designers, and it turned into a monster child of the internet. Least from what I've seen. If you decide to come into SL. Expect a hard learning curve, unforgiving trolls and mean people who will come at you simply because they can. If you are lucky you might meet one of few nice people and be spared a few weeks. Do your homework, read blogs and websites,look for other reviews, and be safe. The one rule for SL I would say is important is keep yourself safe.

It is a powerful tool for learning, socializing and experiencing new things in a safe virtual world. This virtual world has its own inworld currency that can be converted into and out of USD. All transactions are safe under Linden Labs aswell.
There is so much opportunity in Secondlife if you are willing to explore for it.
However support is very limited as a platform and like any user driven market, you can be scammed out of money. Fortunately Linden Labs will take all necessary action to deal with these kinds of problems.