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  1. To me it is, obviously. Thank you for your input.
  2. Flashbacks!! As a teen, I spent 1 summer working at McDonald's when they had special toasters for Big Mac buns. Almost called it "BM" just now, which would be appropriate I think..
  3. That's why I keep buying Big Macs. Eventually I will get one that looks like this.
  4. is it really that important?
  5. My two cents. We already have residents who are absolute wizards at avatar styling. People like @Midnoot and the circle around him allegedly regularly produce avatars that look way better than anything in the starter library and what most others wear. They know the bodies, the heads, the HUDs, the quirks, the layering, the “why does this alpha exist” stuff. In other words: they already solved the problem. So my suggestion would be: Let a small group of those creators put together 5–10 truly great, full-blown avatars. Not “lite” versions, but the real deal: modern body and head, HUDs, lashes, brows, skins, hair, layers, the works. Fully customizable. Bundle them in a Welcome Pack for new users. Deliver them as time-limited demos, like we already know from stores. Let them expire after, say, a month. That first month is exactly when people are most vulnerable to bouncing off SL. Give them something that immediately looks amazing, feels modern, and doesn’t mark them as “new.” They can explore, socialize, take pictures, and not feel like they’re wearing a cardboard cutout. By the time the demo expires, they’ve: Probably learned how bodies, heads, and HUDs work Seen what “good” looks like in SL Likely made some connections Probably don’t want to go back to the default avatars At that point, the leap to “I’ll buy something like this” feels natural instead of overwhelming. You lower the learning curve without dumbing anything down. You let newcomers experience what SL can look like at its best, right from day one.