Well i see this new batch more like roulette, people knowing they should stop but lured by the chance of getting the coveted Kitty and going back "just one more time" : in for a penny, in for a pound, and getting more and more disheartened in the process.
Not being much of a gambler myself i set myself a limit of 6 leopards and as i got an ambrosia boy i did go back twice to try for a girl but it stopped there.
Also i think that there is a question of responsibility here : there are many fragile people whose lives revolve around SL and often their kitties, so in fact it's really a good thing that some react in anger rather than in quiet desperation. In other words i really think like others here that following the Meeroo marketing example is a bad move.
(A few months ago a very dear and generous friend actually offered to set me up with some very good roos, and i would surely have made much more money than i do now but it would've meant choosing between them and my kitties and also i didn't AT ALL fancy getting into the roo community. )
As Saga points out, the specials precedent to the halloween kitties worked fine, those who had the means bought quite a lot but everyone had equal chances of producing the new traits.
Another point is i fear this will hit an already struggling secondary market so bad that many will be forced to stop or drastically reduce their stock. People who did have the money to invest in buying kitties no longer do, not for this month anyhow …
Real Life is already governed by an insidious and vampiric economic model and day by day we can see the number of victims grows at an alarming rate and it's a shame to start reproducing this model here, we all need to escape from it and feel some sanity somewhere. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's ethical or equitable, take a look at the species of sub-humans who make these laws and tell them " up yours ..!.. " As for those who think this is "just a game" they need to try some real thinking for a change …
Also i do wish people would stop considering those who succeed or get lucky rather, as some kind of elite, it's totally ridiculous. I found it very amusing a few months ago when i was making a killing on the market that you suddenly become some sort of legend and did my best to lol it down as often as possible, also sometimes i didn't feel very comfortable about making that amount of money, although some were making much more than i was .
The only success worth talking about is being a decent human being in real life, and in my book the postman deserves just as much deference and respect as the president, or certainly more in the present case, ( i live in France
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