Temporary Display Errors with L$ Balances
A number of concerned Residents have contacted us regarding unexpected drops in their inworld account balances (usually to -L$1) immediately after purchasing items.
This is a display error, not an accounting issue. Your actual L$ balance is still there.
If your account balance suddenly drops in this fashion, a quick change of group tags may correct the balance display for you. If not, a relog certainly should.
By way of assurance: When you pay an inworld vendor or avatar, the recipient does not have the ability to alter the amount of the transaction. Two healthy precautions you can take to prevent unexpected actual changes to your account balance are:
- Take your time and read the amount on “Fast Pay” panels before you send payment to a scripted item. Fast Pay panels which offer an option to fill your own amount in can sometimes remember the amount you entered the last time you had a Fast Pay panel open on the same device.
- Be very, VERY careful to offer Debit Permissions ONLY to scripted items from creators and previous owners with whom you’ve established a trust relationship.
We know this display issue is disconcerting, and we’re tracing it to the source.