Quote from Splatulated;1234079:
not really sure why your all hating on this game
it has the best animations ever and really awesome cusomization
dated yes
bad nope i love it more then IMVU :o its really cool
They probably haven't had a good experience in it... or even played it. XD
Don't take them seriously.
I have played SL since 2007, and it's improved so much since then. By improve, I mean there are more possibilities now since creators can do more like upload 3D models for example, and various graphic enhancements.
This is a test I did for shadows and camera things awhile ago:
[video=youtube;Tdp78Lvsd_U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdp78Lvsd_U[/video]
Some might hate calling it a "game", but it is a game. Games can be scripted within it, you can drive vehicles, build, well, isn't that kind of like what Minecraft or The Sims is?
Games don't have to be FPS or whatever. Dress up games are games too. It's technically a metaverse.
Sex is not the only thing to do in it. A lot of people even avoid it altogether and just play SL to hangout with friends, play dress up, build, script, host events, explore, or something. A lot of the "sex" stuff in SL are joke items that people made to be silly, and if you don't like any of that, you can stay in PG-rated areas. Nothing is forcing you to head into an ADULT-rated sex sim.
The quality you see in SL really depends where you are, and who created whatever you're looking at. Obviously if you stay in a newbie area, you'll see lots of newbies and trolls in ugly avatars.
Also, it's way better than IMVU.
Especially for scripters, creators, and artists. IMVU pretty much steals your profits for themself, while SL lets you keep what you make and not need a subscription to do anything.
Everywhere on IMVU's website you will see "BUY SUBSCRIPTION NOW IF YOU WANNA DO ANYTHING!", and you can't move around, and nothing is free.
SL has so many freebies, not only crappy stuff but some well-made stuff depending on the creator.
If it weren't for SL, I would have no money to spend on other games(strict parents), and I wouldn't have 99% of my closest friends.
My friends are not sex-obsessed weirdos... well they're weirdos in the sense that they are silly, but definitely not creepy. They're like any other gamers/anime fans. I've ended up meeting two of these friends before, and nothing bad happened. You will know when someone is a weirdo or not, and they're in EVERY game.
Quote from Splatulated;1234809:
it lacks swimmign though even though their are pools and pool items that have swimming animation
You can actually swim with physics if you have some kind of HUD/script for it. I have one called "ZiSwim", and it lets you swim in water, and you can custom set it to swim anywhere too. xD
Also, for your first post:
1. Your character is neither right or left handed so you can wear/hold anything on either hand, but most people make animations for right-hand.
2. I don't think you can, but the best way to move your camera is with Alt + Click, or left-click on your avatar.