I am sorry to say but as of this recent patch/ update I have been hit with a lag so severe that I can barely move around in the client. Judging from the official forums I see I’m not the only one having these problems– some are finding the client so laggy as to be virtually unplayable.

What’s going on?

I did not know there.com until i’ve heard about its end – so I can only comment about the contemporary state of twinity.
My English is not perfect – but I hope, you understand…

“Lack of Development or Special Events”
Twinity IS developing – but from a user’s point of view, it’s developing quite slowly. The last update brought a great progress in some relevant aspects, I think. But – in my eyes – still some essential developments are missing – especially contributions to a more “lively” atmosphere (e.g. traffic and weather outside, light-effects and “artificial fog” in clubs, …)

“Too Expensive”
No. And… uhm… no.
The contemporary costs and also the plannings for the future (as known so far to me) are okay.

“Allowing Pollution”
That’s a point I’m personally affected by – I placed some imported models that are buggy and cannot remove them anymore (bug reports have been made of course – and got answered already by the team). I think there should be more restrictions concerning the file-size of own models and the range, they can be placed in “outside” of the flats – to avoid (unwanted) pollution inside private spaces.
The prohibitation of own models in public spaces seems to be a good idea.

“Stubborn refusal to listen to new ideas”
I don’t think this is true for the twinity-team. But I wished, the support-forums would be commented and guided a little bit more by the team… Sometimes I don’t know, if anyone bothers about the suggestions and reports made there by users at all.

All in all, twinity seems to be on a good way and is fun to play even now in BETA – despite of some still annoying points.