Description:

What Linden Lab is changing:

Linden Lab has announced pricing updates across land, LindeX fees, and paid memberships. Selected land costs are being reduced, the minimum LindeX buy fee is being lowered, and some paid membership plans are going up starting with billing cycles on or after July 8, 2026.

What I am asking for:

Do not raise Premium, Premium Plus, or other paid membership prices to offset region or land-price reductions. If Linden Lab wants to lower selected region fees, Linden Lab should absorb that cost instead of shifting it onto loyal subscribers.

My feedback:

I am speaking as a creator, customer, land renter, and long-time resident of Second Life since 2005. I strongly disagree with raising membership prices while lowering selected region prices. To me, this feels less like making Second Life more affordable and more like moving the bill from one group of residents to another.

As a creator, I pay for Premium Plus because the benefits matter. Free or reduced uploads help creators test textures, materials, mesh, sounds, and other assets without being punished every time we build or improve something. That helps creators, customers, homeowners, shoppers, event owners, and the overall Second Life economy. If Premium Plus becomes more expensive, many creators will have to recover that cost somewhere. That can mean higher product prices, higher service prices, higher event costs, or less creation overall.

The weekly L$650 stipend does not balance this out. In the current SL economy, L$650 does not go far. I personally spend around L$2,000 or more per week on weekend sales, tools, creator resources, home items, clothing, textures, materials, and other things I need. Many residents do the same. A stipend, a Linden Home, support perks, and upload benefits are useful, but they do not justify increasing costs on paying members during a time when real-life prices are already difficult for many people.

I also rent land and pay around L$22,000 to L$23,000 a month. That is already a lot of money in the Second Life economy. Reducing selected region prices may help some landowners, but it does not automatically help every renter, creator, customer, or subscriber. Meanwhile, a membership increase directly hits the people who are already paying Linden Lab every month or every year.

This is the main issue: region pricing and creator memberships are not the same thing. If someone owns land and wants a membership tied to a land discount, then create a separate land-owner membership tier or land-related pricing option. Do not raise the cost for creators and residents who mainly use Premium Plus for uploads, stipends, groups, support, and creator tools.

Loyal paying subscribers should not be used to cover the cost of a land-price change Linden Lab chose to make. If Linden Lab wants to reduce selected region fees, then Linden Lab should carry that bill, not shift it onto Premium and Premium Plus members.

Please vote for this if you want paid membership prices to remain the same and want Linden Lab to find another way to fund land-price reductions without putting the extra cost on loyal subscribers.