First I’d like to list my gripes about Twinity, and mostly
Metaversum in general.

1. Disorganized:

Which website, blog, or social feed are we supposed to pay attention

to for updates on what is happening? WHY do we have to go on a

virtual scavenger hunt to get answers? There’s FB, the blog, Twinity

forums, another set of forums, etc, etc. While information is shared

between these resources, enough of it falls through the cracks to

get all but the most attentive person lost in the maze.

At one point there were supposed to be updates via E-mail. I have

yet to see any…

While most people I’ve met do work hard for the company, I think it

more of the right hand having no clue the left exists, and vice

versa. What one person says, another contradicts, or has no clue at

all. Or, they just flat lie about it.

Originally, there were supposed to be “meetings” with Christian, or

other members of the design team, or even Monica for members to give

input about the community, etc. etc. Where were the notices on

these? They were not regularly scheduled events (such and such day,

at such and such time) And when someone would give an answer as to

when that meeting was, NO ONE WAS THERE (At Germany’s time) ….

After three such non-existent meetings, I had had enough, and

realized that no one wanted to hear what was said.

2. Boring:

Think about it. What is there really to do in Twinity? Yay, more

dancing! We get to chat, and buy clothes, vehicles, and decorate an

apartment! Even flirting with someone is boring.  Without Voice you can’t tell if

it’s a male or female TYPING at the other end…  It’s like watching paint dry!

How about some challenge, people!

3. The Client:

While all software clients experience issues from time to time

 (it’s almost expected of any software) Twinity seems to have fundamental

issues at its core.

Due to incompatible software (based on freeware that is used in

countless other applications), the voice chat had to be scrapped.

There have been multiple issues with avies getting kicked off the

client due to unforeseen circumstances, and the UI (User Interface)

behaves like a 12 year old designed it. (No offense to pre-teens)

When placing models, the client cannot tell the difference between

the floor, or the wall. Items that used to go on the wall as

designed, now go to your feet. It is frustrating to place virtual

pictures on a virtual wall, only to see them appear somewhere other

than where they were intended.

Another thing. The file architecture used to organize items in

Twinity is downright atrocious. You cannot select more than one item

at a time. If you create folders to organize your items, and you

“use” them from that folder, the item does not remember its origin,

and will return to the base folder. There are many more examples,

but we would be here all day reading (for those who were curious

enough to get this far).

 

The main thing with the new “Guest_” tags are simple. Those same people who have spent money, worked hard in promoting, and worked to keep the social atmosphere alive were reduced to a “guest” with a mere flip of a switch. I, for one was inactive for the past 4 months this has been happening. Didn’t know about it… surprise! no email. Now things that were previously purchased, I no longer have access to, I can no longer visit places with friends. If I hadn’t “owned” a certain piece of property I would not have been allowed to enter because I rated it as adult. What is wrong with this picture? What a welcome home wake up call.

4. Public Relations:

Monica, You really are a sweetheart.

I’m pissed, and only partly at you, but you can’t help it, and for that, I am truly sorry.

You are an underpaid Public Relations officer for a lousy company.

The things you cover up for that miserable place you work for, and

the crap you deal with from us… Well, you deserve better.

You deserve to be a well paid Public Relations Officer of a company

that actually gives a shit. OR a REALLY well paid PR Officer to lie

like the wind for a rich company that doesn’t give a shit.

Either way, My opinion is that you’re in the wrong place.

People have poured their energy, money, and time into helping

improve this virtual world, and they’ve (Metaversum) pissed that all

away.

The reasons listed above were THE ONLY reasons I decided to close

Twinizen.com

Why support a company bent on destroying itself?

Twinity is just a social test bed. It turns its head too many

directions, and doesn’t have a clue of which path to follow.

I know my path… it is away from here.