Linden Labs – DUMPED!
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Dear Linden Lab,
I thought you loved me. At least that’s how it seems when you’re trying to get me to part with my Premium Fee every 3 months. But now… well…. I feel so stupid. I feel used. It hurts, I’m not denying that.
Don’t look at me like that. You know what I’m talking about. Four times in the last couple of weeks you’ve told me I can’t login cos there are too many others in. You’d rather have seventy bald newbie bots over a stolen skin store than me. You’d rather have fifteen griefer alts with no payment info on file than me. You would rather have…I can hardly bring myself to say it…. GANGSTAS…. than me.
It’s been a year and a half and in that time I’ve watched your users online figure grow and grow. I’ve put up with your questionable decisions and been happy to see those numbers improve for you. Don’t get me wrong, from time to time there have been tinges of jealousy when I see you flirting with seventy thousand others at the same time. But I’ve tried not to let it get to me. I’ve logged in faithfully and kept quiet, smiled and hoped for the best.
But today just pushed me over the edge. ‘Higher than normal load?’ And you couldn’t even update the status page to tell me. You couldn’t even be bothered with that. Didn’t have the guts to tell me in person so you just let the error message do it for you. You’re the lowest of the low.
It’s a step too far. You’ll see me around. I will login. I will be civil. But the financial relationship is over. You’ll never get another Premium Fee from me. And even when you come running back to me a few months down the line telling me that mine was the best Premium Fee you ever had, still… NO. I will laugh at you and tell you I don’t need to be Premium with you. I will tell you there’s plenty more places I can spend my money. I will look at you and pity you, half of me knowing that you will only then say the same thing to another few thousand people anyway. I cannot be premium with someone so unreliable.
I feel such a fool for thinking you were different.
Farewell, my love.
* I did actually send this as a ticket to Linden Lab. I will be sure to inform you all if I get a response!
