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    Home Sweet Home

    Bygogo Fashion, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Uncategorized
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    https://www.flickr.com/photos/gogolita/54320465854/in/dateposted/
    @ my Linden Home

    Starting today, all Linden Homes will receive increased land impact! I am genuinely excited that this year, I can rez a Christmas tree without having to delete something from my house first. An increase to 117 land impact feels luxurious when you’ve been managing with just 351. I have a fully furnished home and a lush garden.

    Land Impact Increase by Parcel Size — Linden Homes ONLY:

    • 512sqm: from 175 to 234 (59 increase)
    • 1024sqm: from 351 to 468 (117 increase)
    • 2048sqm: from 703 to 937 (234 increase)

    Plus level subscribers can now also claim a 512 Linden Home. Welcome to Bellisseria! I am not surprised that they assigned the least desirable Linden Home size to the lowest subscription level. When considering the numbers, Plus is only $2.75 cheaper than Premium and offers significantly fewer benefits.

    There are other announcements as part of Membership Mania, such as more groups and stored IMs. If this is week 2, I can’t wait to see what weeks 3 and 4 will bring! Since I’m a Premium Plus Lifetime member, they’re not losing my subscription, but there’s still lots of things that Linden Lab can sell to me. Maybe more subscriptions? More land? More region things? What are they going to come up with to make it exciting? I personally would like to see Bellisseria commercial parcels, double-prim premium land with covenant, and so much more.

    Home Sweet Home
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    Farewell to My Linden Home

    Bygogo iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Uncategorized
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    Farewell to My Linden Home

    I’ve had my Linden Home (Stilt on Land) for over two years! Recently, the yearly renewal date came up, and I made the decision to let it go. Interestingly, I could have as many Linden Homes as I wanted—at one point, I had over ten—but I decided to abandon a few.

    One key factor in my decision was the PBR lighting ruining the water for me. Despite creating numerous EEPs, I never felt it looked as good as it did pre-PBR. I even crafted a cheerful tropical day EEP and water setting for the house, but it just didn’t capture my heart.

    This isn’t my only Linden Home; I still have a few more but not as many as before. By the end of this month, I plan on keeping just two or three. Unless the water situation changes, I doubt some themes will look good under the new lighting, and that can’t be fixed.

    Farewell to My Linden Home
    Custom EEP that I made + PBR Viewer, raw image from SL

    This house holds many cherished memories, and Sparkle did an amazing job with the landscaping, adding a touch of greenery to the sand. I hope the new owner enjoys it as much as I did!

    People often ask why I have so many Linden Homes. The answer is simple: all my homes are like cute little dollhouses on waterfronts with million-dollar views—except I didn’t spend a million dollars, just the price of one premium subscription for each. I don’t have any 2048 homes because I’m not fond of the Ranches or Mediterranean themes.

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    New Linden Homes: Victorian

    Bygogo Bellisseria, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Uncategorized
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    New Linden Homes: Victorian

    Are these the victorian mini-mansions of your virtual dreams? I waited impatiently along with most of the Bellisseria residents for the 4th Linden Home theme reveal. You can go check them out right now at the SL Christmas Expo, an American Cancer Society charity fundraising event.

    From what I can tell, there are 4 victorian home styles to choose from, three of the homes are two-story and one is a single-story cottage. I think the inside walls can be different colors, and the homes all have porches attached, which appears to have the option to select the porch to be on the left or right side of the home.

    New Linden Homes: Victorian

    I don’t know why I’m not that excited about these homes. I think it’s the distressed textures, I am not a fan of super distressed furnishings in SL. I guess I’ll have to see if I can score a mini-victorian on the beach and turn it into a beachy victorian, LOL!! Did I ever tell you guys that I hate grass? Yea, I hate grass.

    Have you checked out the new Linden Homes? Will you leave your current Bellisseria home for one of these or get a new account (10% off Premium Membership now) to have one? Let me know in the comments!

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    New Linden Home, Again, on Bellisseria

    Bygogo Bellisseria, iheartslFeed, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Uncategorized, What I think
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    New Linden Home, Bellisseria

    Back in April, I became a Premium member for the first time in my 12 years in SL. I landed on a charming little waterfront home and decided to keep it. I knew my luck would not be better if I kept re-rolling for new homes.

    Here we are, 3 months later, and so much has changed with how Linden Lab launches new sims. Instead of launching hundreds of sims at once, like they did initially, now only one or two sims are launched every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. At this rate, eventually everyone who wants a home would get a home, but not at a rate that’s fast enough to satisfy them. As you can see by this vent thread on the forum, they are more than a little upset. In fact, if you read the entire Linden Homes forum, it’s so overwhelmingly NEGATIVE.

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    Farewell to Juicy & New Linden Home on Bellisseria

    Bygogo Bellisseria, JuicyBomb, Second Life, Uncategorized, What I think
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    Farewell to Juicy Sim

    Juicy sim will go offline on April 26th, thank you to my friends for the best 12 years of sim ownership in SL! Visit my little corner of Juicy if you want to see it for the last time.

    Times are changing, and with the popularity of Linden Homes, I foresee a change in how people rent land as well. I have thought about taking a break from the rental business for quite some time, and with the recent launch of Bellisseria, it reaffirms that this is the right decision.

    Farewell to Juicy Sim
    Farewell to Juicy Sim

    Once I found a buyer for Juicy sim, I upgraded my account to Premium to acquire a Linden home. I wanted to move into the same sim block with all of my friends, but the homes are randomly assigned. Aemeth got a home several sims away, and she did an amazing job decorating it.

    I wanted a waterfront parcel, and after abandoning the first home that was inland, I scored this little charming home on my second try:

    New Linden Home | Bellisseria

    It’s near water, it has a (blocked by houseboats) view of the ocean, and my own little private beach! I’ve always had an unlimited amount of prims to myself, so it will be a challenge to decorate this home and landscape while staying within the 351-prims limit.

    New Linden Home | Bellisseria
    If you figure out where I live… sail on by!
    New Linden Home | Bellisseria
    New Linden Home | Bellisseria

    I’m enamored by my little Linden home and community living with so many perks. This premium slice of waterfront land, which would normally cost several thousand lindens, is free with premium membership! I love having roads I didn’t have to build, and going to community areas (pools) that I also didn’t have to build!

    New Linden Home | Bellisseria

    How much does Premium Membership cost? I paid $72USD/year for my membership. I receive a bonus $1,000L cos I’m a first-time subscriber, and I will receive a $300L weekly stipend. That’s $15,600L in yearly stipend plus my $1,000L bonus = $16,600L (or $66USD) I get back from Linden Lab. My total cost for my home is only $6USD a year!

    I predict that by the end of this year, Linden Lab will make several more land announcements that will increase premium membership subscriptions and also affect sim owners. My predictions are:

    • Linden homes with larger parcels options
    • Commercial themed sims, with various parcel sizes
    • Lowered tier prices on all sims, ending the distinction between grandfathered sims and regular sims
    • Allowing residents to own a homestead sim without owning a full sim

    Did you get a Linden home this week? Do you think any of my predictions will come true? Let me know in the comments!

    EDIT: 9/26/2019 – I have moved out of my first Bellisseria home! My friend lives there now.