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I’ve spent a lot of time on the Second Life forums lately, mainly because of the new continent Bellisseria. But Linden Homes is not what this post is about. I was perusing other threads and happened upon one about TMP/Legacy mesh body. Now, to be honest, I was never a fan of TMP body. I in my default avatar didn’t understand what all the hoopla was about. I did try going to The Shops but found it to be too confusing and gave up on trying the DEMO.
Fast forward to the present and on the forums, many are singing the praises of the Legacy mesh body and just as many former customers are just downright upset. I wear one mesh body brand exclusively and I am not interested in any more than that. That being said, I wanted to satisfy my curiosity about the Legacy body. I went to MP and got the DEMO as the experience at The Shops by all accounts is an experience in and of itself. My appraisal is as follows.
All photos are raw shots. Please keep in mind that this is my personal opinion. There will be many that disagree with me, and that is fine. Different strokes for different folks.
The mesh body itself is pretty enough, but nothing out of the ordinary. The Hud was a bit confusing at first. You have to enable media and allow inworld scripts to play media which I always have switched off. Do read the notecards before starting. I repeat, read the notecards before starting. Information you gather from those notecards is invaluable.
I was up on my platform, taking these photos when I noticed open areas in a few places. Now my platform is 1000m up so I tp’d down to ground level and you could still see the open spaces. This is not good.
I haven’t had cankles since my default avatar days, and I don’t feel like going backward.
This is the “ouch” foot height. The foot looks deformed to me.
Many have sung the praises of the hands. I do not see any difference from my mesh body of choice.
While I do have a slight thigh gap with my mesh body ( I think all female mesh bodies do), the Legacy body thigh gap is much more extensive. I used my own shape in all the photos, and yes, the junk in my trunk was a bit fuller as were the breasts with the Legacy body.
I don’t do full-frontal nude shots, but the distance from waist to the genital area I felt was a bit much, and the genital area is not that pretty either. This area just looks and feels off. You’ll have to DEMO yourself and make your own decision on this one.
Again, the cankles. I just can’t get beyond this.
The one saving grace about this mesh body is that it has excellent nipples. Unfortunately, great nipples are not worth 5000K to me. All in all, I can’t love it. I’ll stick with what I have and spend my Lindens elsewhere.
Classic Cougar Style 
Thank you!
I have been hoping for someone to post about this body ever since it first appeared on the grid. Like you, all I was hearing was ‘how fabulous’ it was.
I did try to demo it …..but that deeply annoying process soon had me heading home to the safety of my platform! lol
I think perhaps it’s stirred up an ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ mentality rather than the body actually being better than what’s already out there. It obviously isn’t better.
In fact from your critique it’s a damn sight worse.
And as for those cankles …….what were they thinking!!
PS. Check out the ~LF~ Mesh Nipple by Lithelfys Leratia. ♥
Thank you for the information. I will check these out lol.
I wanted to be realistic in my critique of the Legacy mesh body. While I know my mesh body of choice has its own limitations/negatives, it is still the only body that I prefer. I think you are correct in your ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ assumption. In the end, the body is neither superior nor inferior to what is available on the market. I feel it still needs a lot of work, but consumer demand will dictate its rise or fall.
I feel the same about many points you made. In the end I didn’t feel it was any better than current body either. ♥
There are consumers that sing the praises of this mesh body, and who wouldn’t defend their mesh body of choice? I get that. My opinion and the opinion of many others is that the Legacy female body “ain’t all that.” I am just thankful we have a choice.
What is the difference between classic and legacy body?
Oh and are they going to cut the server support for the old TMP Beta Body?
What is that saying? Buyer beware? Look at it this way, if their servers go down for whatever reason, no one’s Legacy body is going to work
Hi Joh. My understanding is that the classic is not a bento mesh body. Granted I could be wrong and so I am providing this link to the Second Life Forums discussion of the Legacy mesh body. While the posts are a long read, I would recommend that if one is considering purchasing the Legacy body to at least read the comments. I can only comment on the female body, but Skell Dagger did a post on the male version, and he is known for being very fair and thorough. Here is the link to Skell’s blog http://www.virtualbloke.com/archives/3335
I’ve had tmp for a long time, i have most of the best mesh bodies, slink, belleza, maitreya. I have yet to try ebody, but i will at some point. I suppose I’m biased because I prefer TMP, I lived with the cankle issue given how nice the rest of the body looks. In my mind, the body overall is the best. Of course how it looks ultimately depends on your shape, simply putting on the tmp with your own shape will not yield spectacular results. Every mesh requires fine tuning. I’ve found, after exhausting experimentation, that none of the other bodies yield results as good, so with that, i’ll compromise on its short comings… i.e. cankles, and until recently their dreadful hud and shopping experience. To the owners i would say, being different for the sake of being different isn’t necessary, a good product is all you need, dispense with the rest. My two cents.
I have never been a fan of TMP, but I did want to give the new Legacy body a try so I could be more informed. The cracks in the mesh, the cankles, the deformed ouch feet, and the overall design of the female genitalia are enough of a no brainer for me to not purchase. Sorry, not sorry, I will not compromise.
I should have been more specific about the shape issue in my post. I did try the shapes included with the DEMO, and for me, no amount of “fine-tuning” I attempted was going to make me love this body. I put on my shape and “tweaked and fine-tuned” as well. Still not impressed with the body. I am perfectly happy to save my 5k and remain with the mesh body I have worn for years. Customer service is above and beyond my expectations and updates are free. This is what I love about Second Life, CHOICE, and we have many that are offered to us.
Now maybe down the road, TMP will improve upon the initial release. Who knows. I may give it another go. For now, still can’t love it.