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It looks like we couldn't reach mln. You get the yellow screen with the lego city workers...

==> Everything is back online. There was no update which we thought that it would come.

We are still giving 50 blog points to the user that help us to find the update in the next days (and I really hope it is in the next day...)

Update: It looks like Attachment page got some updates, it freezes when you go to that page...

LU Testing

They have a little forum for the LU thing on the Kids' club. I left a comment, and someone by the username of Paroxysm apparently knows me. I think it's pretty cool what they said about me, and I can only assume they're referring to this blog. It's comment like that which makes it worth it to keep this blog up :-)

High Score Page List

What do you think about this list? Is it divided by the users with the most clicks on there total counter? Or just divided by the users with the most clicks a day (average) or even a week (average) ? I think it's diveded by the users who get clicks in the last 24 hours and how more clicks you have how higher you are rated. Give me your opinion about this

And for the people of the LEGO Universe Alpha Testing. There is another message from the LUmaster.

I realize there are lots of very new KIC members who would also like to receive testing invites. We're looking into that possibility, but for now you'll have to rely on the other blog partiers to tell you what they see in the game!

Here are some answers to other issues I'm seeing here. A few of you seem to be trying to login to LEGO Universe during off hours. You can't play the game all the time yet-- you can ONLY PLAY DURING THE SCHEDULED HOURS mentioned in this post's opening entry

More of you should be able to participate in today's (Thursday's) LEGO Universe Alpha testing session, so please report your technical issues to the email address provided. Reporting those bugs there is the first step to helping the LEGO Universe team get 'em fixed!

Also, let's hear more from everyone who gets in the game! What are you seeing and doing in LEGO Universe?

Hope other users have a chance soon.

LEGO Universe Alpha Testing

So here's the scoop on the alpha code, my brother got an e-mail at 12/8/2009 6:32 AM EST. It said that because he was in the Kid's Inner Circle, he got invited to be a LEGO Universe tester, currently in alpha testing.
And another e-mail at 6:34 that had an alpha activation key in it.

Okay, so he made an account, had my mom accept the secrecy thing, downloaded LU, and well, lets just say yeah, tested it.

It is called alpha testing because alpha comes before beta and basically means testing limited to employees, but this must be a kind of broad alpha.

Okay, so why did he get one? Because there is this thing called Kid's Inner Circle (KIC) that LEGO has and I heard of it. Apparently you have to be invited to get in, but I found a place where a parent can invite thier kids and so my mom invited my brother, he had to do some long surveys, and IT WAS ONLY FOR KIDS 13 OR YOUNGER, so I didn't do it, only my brother.
I went and looked now, and now you don't have to do the complicated stuff or be 13 or under, so I joined, but no key... I think you had to be in it at the time. I joined anyway, and you might want to also, just in case, and if you have any younger siblings, maybe have them join just in case it looks at the age you entered when you signed up for a LEGO ID. Go here: https://club.lego.com/eng/login/KidsPanel/
After you are in, click update profile and update e-mail, because I think that might be necessary. But like I said earlier, this will probably might not give you a key, but they just might consider re-giving them.

Oh yeah, the key would not work on my account because it is linked to the e-mail used to sign up with.

Our Policy On LU Secrecy

At least two people have gotten the alpha code so far. We're not sure exactly what that means in terms of gameplay, since, so far, no authors from this blog have been lucky enough to get a code. However, I would like to analyze the LEGO Universe Deceleration of Secrecy and present this blog's policy on it.

Now, ultimately, the declaration's goal is to keep secrets from being released to the general public. Some people may view this as referring only to written documents or pictures, but, because of our unending respect for LEGO, we are taking it a step further. We at the MLN Blog stand that, under the declaration of secrecy, all specific parts of gameplay can not be released. What this means is basically that if LEGO Universe is using a certain type of avatar making thing, you aren't allowed to tell us what it is. If they're using Star Wars body parts, maybe (and remember, these are just random examples), you're not allowed to tell us about them.

What can you tell us? Well, if you view the declaration, you'll notice that they are referring to information given/shown to you by them. This does not include statements made by you which do not include any information you have been provided. So, to use the examples above, if you say "their avatar making thing is really cool", we will probably publish that. Or "they have really cool body parts for your avatar", we would accept that. We might allow comments talking about what you're doing as a tester (as long it doesn't include any information about testing). So "I'm giving feedback on pictures" would be OK, but "I'm giving feedback about the awesome new fill-in-the-blank" would not. Also, we will approve comments saying you got the code.

Now to this blog's wonderful authors. None of you, under any conditions, is allowed to publish a post about the beta/alpha test without my permission. If you do, I shall seriously consider revoking your authorship privledges. This doesn't mean you can't make a post about the beta test. You still can. But instead of publishing you, you must press "save now" and then comment on my market (where I get comments emailed to me) saying you want me to review your post. If I decide it's OK, I'll publish it (under your name). If I decide it's not OK, I will delete it and then tell you why, but I won't ban you or anything.

Bradford Rant Institute of Cosmic Kinesis

I'm not sure if you've heard, but there is an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) as a promotion for LEGO Universe by LEGO. It is at http://bradfordrant.org/
B.R.I.C.K claims they are scientists finding LEGO pods falling from space. There will be 7 total, the first was found by the institute at LEGOLand, Denmark. The second was found by a kid at the LEGO Imagination center at Orlando, Florida, on Thursday. You get to keep the pod if you find it, and it they are worth a ton because they come with a bunch of exclusive pieces. The pods 3-7 will be found in places of creativity (LEGO places) throughout the world. They say a pod will be within a square of coordinates on the Globe.


Pod 3 will come by Dec. 16 and will be around Texas, see here for coordinates. The coordinates will keep getting closer together until they center on a LEGO place. Then they will then announce the day. When you get there, there will be a case with a cover over it, you wait (maybe for hours) by the case until it gets uncovered by an employee, they you shout the name of the pod (pod 3). The first person to shout gets the pod. There is a rumor that only kids can get it, but that has been denied. The other people there get free shirts. Also, I heard that there is an extra bonus for whoever gets the pod. Be aware, for pod 2, there were already 10 people waiting to get the pod when the store opened, and more came after that. Also take pictures and video.

There are also some puzzles on the site, a map of LEGO Universe, pictures of the pods, and other things to solve.

Yay, my first post.

Public Test Before New Year

There will be a LU Public Test before New Year.
Tombomdoodle has received an email with this news from the technical service of LU.

For the people that don't have an account yet, make one at universe.lumini.lego.com

And be sure to go wish this blog a happy birthday at the post below this one!