While the tax burden was lifted from residents and great relief was felt by most residents, the sudden switch to a whole new set of rules confused many (and still confuse some). These rules, which were laid out in a newsletter and in the forums, dictated that residents, under certain payment plans, would have to pay real USD for their land. While Linden Lab did give the option of paying for land with L$, the prices in L$ were (and still are) so high per-month that very few (if any) residents could afford this method. Thus, many residents were left only with the option to pay for their land "tier" (a new term introduced in 1.2) with USD, something that many residents opposed.