<p>I've tried a bunch of times to get into that "game" but its just too open ended for my tastes. Every time I try it all I really get out of it is it being a big 3d chat room with everyone standing around the main areas typing to each other.</p><p>There are also a bunch of "adult" areas in the game like S&M clubs and goth clubs. For some reason people like standing around in a virtual dance floor dressed goth and in leather instead of going out to a real club.</p><p>There is a bunch of neat stuff in the game, but it always seems to be empty once you walk out of the main area.<br /></p><p>Oh, and here, a big post I am stealing on it <a target="_self" href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1073833117&sid=4268e564ae54afb9b8efa620dd481e85">from PA</a>. I would say get in on the discussion there if you want to really dive into the game. Add some of them to your in game list and they'll hook you up with tons of stuff.. my guy has a few dozen weapons, one of which was a nuke and it blew me so far into the air that I went above what was even rendered, it took me over a minute to fall back to the ground.<br /></p><p> </p><p><span class="postbody"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is Second Life?</span>
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It's a chat room, it's a 3D modelling tool, it's a MMOG, it's a city
builder, it's a sailing game, it's a snail racing game, it's a boxing
game, it's a first person shooter, it's a roleplaying client, it's a
giant airship flight simulator, it's... Well, Second Life is pretty
much whatever you want it to be. Everything but the ground and the
basic avatars you build on are made by the players. Chances are if you
ask 'Can I...' the answer is yes if you're willing to do a little work!
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<br />Fair warning though, it's not really a game the way most people
think of it... There's no goal or purpose at all, and if you ask 'What
should I be doing?' the only person who can really answer that is
you... What do you <span style="font-style: italic;">want</span> to be doing?
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">How much is it? Where can I get it?</span>
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A basic account is now totally free, and doesn't need anything more
than a valid email address for verification - A basic account can do
absolutely anything in the game except own land, and even then you can
rent land from other players... I have a basic account myself! To own
land you need to buy a premium account, and the cost rises depending on
how much land you actually want.
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<a target="_blank" href="https://secondlife.com/join/">You can get it right here!</a>
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Now that you're in, here's a couple of the most common starter questions:
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<br />I strongly recommend going through the tutorial - It's very short
and tells you how to control your camera (Which is different from any
other game I know of) and how to use landmarks and such. After you get
off newbie island it's definitely worth flying around a bit to just get
a feel for things and look at some of the amazing stuff around - The
starter area is in the heart of the oldest part of SL and has some very
nice stuff nearby!
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<br />After that though, here's a few good locations to start with! These
are SLurls, click them while SL is open in the background, then in the
window that pops up, select 'Teleport here'. In SL the map will open,
and you can select 'Teleport to destination' from the bottom right. Or,
you can just do a 'Search ' in game for it, they'll probably come up!
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<a target="_blank" href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hwang/204/44/81/?title=Neo%20Olde%20Penny%20Arcadia&msg=Teleport%20to%20our%20land%21">Neo Olde Penny Arcadia</a>
- Our home in SL! Build in our sandbox, enjoy our current build (We
change it when we get bored or have a better idea), pu