emily Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 http://www.lego.com/en-us/life/ I was flipping through the latest Club magazine online and it had an ad pointing me to... this. Don't let the video fool you, it's still being developed, so it looks like you can only try it out if you are in the UK at the moment. But just what is it? The video's maddening insistence on just using the word "stuff" wasn't helpful, but from what I gather from the actual site, it seems like Lego is trying to set up its own social network that focuses on building contests. Building contests for kids aren't very interesting for us mature, adult, LEGO™ Connoisseurs, but what may be interesting to us is the other stuff - a minifig avatar customizer for your profile, accounts 'belonging to' minifig characters (getting into MLN territory here), and "easy access to all the latest LEGO® news." There's also this, from the FAQ: Quote Question 13: Can I modify my username after creating it? No, you are not allowed to modify your username without creating a new account. This would mean losing all progress you have made so far. ...which seems to imply game-like elements are part of the deal. So maybe this is quite literally going to be MLN 2.0. Something to keep an eye on, I think! Quisoves Potoo, Lind Whisperer, aidenpons and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hm, I'm in the UK so maybe I'll give it a whirl and see what all the fuss stuff is about. Shadowblaze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben24x7 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 And its only available on the App store. GGGGGRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiplomat Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 "An app full of cool stuff. An app full of your cool stuff. " Stuff like this has to be intentional. "Let's introduce something totally stupid that little kids won't mind but that TFOLs/AFOLs will mock endlessly, giving us coverage from both groups!" But then, with BIONICLE G2, maybe it isn't intentional... Lind Whisperer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le717 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 But are the pictures going to be scanned by software so no inappropriate images get through and the comments restricted to a white list of allowed words? "Trade Too-tree-our axe!" aidenpons, Ben24x7, Yajmo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpons Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I'm sorry, I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 9/26/2016 at 1:09 PM, le717 said: But are the pictures going to be scanned by software so no inappropriate images get through and the comments restricted to a white list of allowed words? "Trade Too-tree-our axe!" I just had a flashback to people advertising their trades in Lego Universe. Lind Whisperer and Yajmo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Wow it sounds... so... lifeless. Seriously it's just LEGO Instagram. POST PHOTO'S. WOW POST COMMENTS ON PHOTO'S. WOW. GET LIKES. WOW. MAKE 8 YEAR OLD'S CRY BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BETTER BUILDER. WOW. HAVE A USER PHOTO. WOW READ OLD NEWS. WOW. READ FAKE POSTS FROM MADE UP CHARACTERS. WOW.WOW maybe I'm just old. Lind Whisperer, eagleeyedan, le717 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakoo Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lair Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Perhaps le717, Quisoves Potoo and emily 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeyedan Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) They've been really pushing it on the Message Boards now too since the announcement of the closing of the boards. The community really isn't taking hold of the idea though. Edited March 24, 2017 by eagleeyedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayliffe Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 So this thing launched in the US and some other places! Yay? Brigs, emily and eagleeyedan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioforce Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Clubs are out, life is in Clubs are exclusive, Life is harsh, cruel, and unforgiving Oh wait, I think they probably meant that life was inclusive But LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN! I reviewed the app to make it interesting... It's still not all that interesting. Rest in Peace, MLN... Ayliffe and le717 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 oh look they're doing a rebrick contest in conjunction with the launch of this app, that's nice. I wonder what the prizes ar- w- wait. new lego magazine? but what about the lego club? uh, well, let's go over to the website and- WHAT WHEN DID THAT GET THERE (editors note: I'm talking specifically about how "Create & Share" has the lego life logo now, but I forgot to highlight it oops) OH HECK THE CLUB WEBSITE IS GONE DID ANYONE SAVE ALL THE STUFF ON THERE and the worst thing is it doesn't even look like the magazine is actually changing (which would be interesting), its just re-branding and continuing on its merry way But this is the first big, structural re-do of the Lego site since...early 10s? and the first time the magazine has changed since 2008 (or even 2002 if you consider Magazine and Club Magazine as basically the same) aidenpons and Ayliffe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidenpons Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 OH HECK THE CLUB WEBSITE IS GONE DID ANYONE SAVE ALL THE STUFF ON THERE Huh? I haven't checked Lego.com for ages (probably about five years) and haven't got the magazine (for about seven years)... but that looks functional to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 49 minutes ago, aidenpons said: Huh? I haven't checked Lego.com for ages (probably about five years) and haven't got the magazine (for about seven years)... but that looks functional to me... Oh, cool. so it's still there for the time being, they've just stopped conspicuously linking to it from the main site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 good The character creator uses animations also in LEGO Worlds (like the idle animation and a few others), so I guess TT provided some assets to LEGO for this? Also the character creator is just some pieces from collectible minifigs that for the most part, can't be combined that nicely... Hrm. Brigs, The Ace Railgun, emily and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ace Railgun Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Emoji, Emoji everywhere! Is that an Eevee with a LEGO head emote on it....why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lol username Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 captain eeveebeard is my favorite lego pirate ticketstoloservile and emily 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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