07-03-2017, 11:17 PM
As I understand it claims are as follows: a claim is either a section of land marked by a golden shovel protection claim plus a 100 block radius around the outside of said protection, or marked by a structure that is at least 3 blocks wide by 3 blocks long and can be viewed by a player walking across the land. In the case of a 3x3 structure the same 100 block radius applies. If a player wishes to claim more than that they need to erect additional 3x3 structures every 100 blocks to extend that claim but they cannot do that within 100 blocks of another claim, nor can they do that to ridiculous extremes. Many people do mark the edge of their claims with 1x1 pillars and signs but these do not technically count as claims themselves, nor do crafting tables, furnaces, beds, or chests.
If a player has a claim and is inactive/banned/or otherwise not around for several months (the last time this came up I believe the number was 4 months), other players may petition staff to take over that area on a case by case basis. If you are allowed to usurp lands that are considered abandoned staff will possibly roll back the area, wiping the old builds away, again on a case by case basis. In truth this should not be necessary most of the time as there is still a lot of land available on the server.
At the same time, if staff feels that someone has overstepped their claim area (claimed more land that they are truly going to use), they are within their rights to inform that person they need to pull back and allow others to take possession of some areas. Again on a case by case basis.
Additionally, if you are having trouble looking for a piece of land to call your own, ask around. There are several people on the server with VIP flying perks who might just be willing to help you find a spot and scout around to make sure you have a 100 block radius from builds. I, myself, have done this on several occasions for new players. There are also places like /warp noobtown where new players can stay until they find a place of their own and towns who welcome having new people live there. So ask around on the chat. Finding your own chunk of land should not be a cause for frustration or fights.
Of course claim disputes are going to happen. When they do, it's up to staff to deal with them. Keep in mind that if you are rude, argumentative, or whinny it's less likely that staff will render a decision that you are happy with. Also, if you simply decide that you want someone else's land and start building there, or start building within the 100 block radius don't be too surprised if you are told to move or log in to find your build gone because the land owner requested a roll back.
Everyone here is on the server to have a good time. No one wants to spend days in frustration trying to find somewhere to make their home/base/town/etc. So don't. If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for and /rand is failing you ask on chat. Chances are someone knows a spot, like what you are looking for, that is not in use or might even have a chunk of land claimed that they are willing to part with. And if other player's don't have suggestions for you, there is a chance people might help you look.
If a player has a claim and is inactive/banned/or otherwise not around for several months (the last time this came up I believe the number was 4 months), other players may petition staff to take over that area on a case by case basis. If you are allowed to usurp lands that are considered abandoned staff will possibly roll back the area, wiping the old builds away, again on a case by case basis. In truth this should not be necessary most of the time as there is still a lot of land available on the server.
At the same time, if staff feels that someone has overstepped their claim area (claimed more land that they are truly going to use), they are within their rights to inform that person they need to pull back and allow others to take possession of some areas. Again on a case by case basis.
Additionally, if you are having trouble looking for a piece of land to call your own, ask around. There are several people on the server with VIP flying perks who might just be willing to help you find a spot and scout around to make sure you have a 100 block radius from builds. I, myself, have done this on several occasions for new players. There are also places like /warp noobtown where new players can stay until they find a place of their own and towns who welcome having new people live there. So ask around on the chat. Finding your own chunk of land should not be a cause for frustration or fights.
Of course claim disputes are going to happen. When they do, it's up to staff to deal with them. Keep in mind that if you are rude, argumentative, or whinny it's less likely that staff will render a decision that you are happy with. Also, if you simply decide that you want someone else's land and start building there, or start building within the 100 block radius don't be too surprised if you are told to move or log in to find your build gone because the land owner requested a roll back.
Everyone here is on the server to have a good time. No one wants to spend days in frustration trying to find somewhere to make their home/base/town/etc. So don't. If you are having trouble finding what you are looking for and /rand is failing you ask on chat. Chances are someone knows a spot, like what you are looking for, that is not in use or might even have a chunk of land claimed that they are willing to part with. And if other player's don't have suggestions for you, there is a chance people might help you look.
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