I can't say I miss the isometric world of TSO and its limiting lots but I was unprepared for how disorienting the uphills and downhills on my screen in TSO would feel after crashing around SL with its endless ribbon of horizon, boundless see, and 3-D translucent world. I still can't fly straight or land or sit down properly, and I'm told by other TSO refugees it might take me a month.
Dropped into DC and found some red dots blinking and surprisingly, XANADU still holding strong on the map.
But the ONLY house online was First Charisma. I found Chief Fred yapping in front of the mirror, AFK. I began to get seasick in his narrow hall of mirrors, sloping up and down my screen. A girl who was greening up, the only other visitor, said the reason why it appeared no one was around was because the 30th day had passed, and many people had recreated and moved to other houses or hoods....
To overcome the isometric slant, the best TSO designers worked with corners and furniture placed to fool the eye into thinking there is 3-D. Here's a bed nook at Xanadu Landing, designed by Guard of Traxx. Whatever the capabilities of SL, I find it hard to let go of the familiarity and ease of movement of TSO, though the ice is on the deck...
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