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« on: March 28, 2012, 09:38:11 am »
I think a sponsorship would be a tenuous and unreliable thing to try and make happen. Yes it would help us keep the current sim, however I think that the current sim does have a lot of fat on it and there's much more space than is needed for our current population density.
As for Plan B - I actually like the idea of floating islands. There's so many ways to make that happen - a world torn asunder, the global population reduced to a trickle of individuals. It could make for a very interesting transition in the focus of the RP sim - from terrestrial threats to airborne ones. The introduction of magic-fueled airships, a heavier focus on Lismore as a trading hub (a last bastion for the exchange of currency, goods and ideas) and a new series of threats (airship piracy, winged beasts, 'deep ones' from the sunken world below) all become possible.
Plan B would also allow Ashtyn to increase sim traffic, and could potentially boost his market presence and Lismore's existence in Search results. This might help bring in new visitors. I've gone ahead and taken a look at Ashtyn's builds for the Plan B, and I actually like them quite a bit. They're a little sparse, but they have everything we as an RP community currently need and use.
If we as an RP community are willing to accept dramatic changes to the storyline and setting of Lismore (floating islands vs. terrestrial), I think this could be an opportunity to really focus Lismore into a high-magic (and potentially higher artificer-style technology) sim and further deviate it from the other furry RP sims out there.
Still, I'm not sure how everyone else would enjoy Plan B. I personally would be comfortable surrendering my in-sim prims for the change in flavor, plus I think stress levels on everyone would decline significantly without that pesky tier harassing Ashtyn n' pals.
I personally couldn't be a sponsor, as I don't know how reliable my financial situation is going to be in the coming months and years, but if we get enough to make tier I'd still be content.