Over the last two days subscribed players should have received two emails with the words "Plot Condemnation" in the title. The first caused some confusion, so today we sent out a clarification. You can find the text of both below:
Greetings Fellow Istarians,
In my most recent "Developers' Desk" email I mentioned that while we're
working toward plot reclamation, the design team is also taking a close
look at communities where plots are "too small" to be effective. There
have been some questions and feedback asking us to define what "too small"
means and what our plans are for those plots, so I thought I'd provide some
more information. And there are ways that as Istarians you can help us
with this process, too.
Our threshold for plots we consider "under-sized" is 1600 square meters or
smaller - such as a plot that is 40x40 meters or 30x50 meters. What we
have done at this point is set any plots that are too small to a status of
"Condemned". Any plot that is Condemned is considered unworthy and can not
be purchased. It will either be reborn as a larger plot, or sent to the
eternal bit bucket.
Here's where you can help. If you, or a friend, owns one of these
unfortunate plots, we'd ask that you take the time to tear down structures
on that plot and sell it back to the community. Obviously this is not
something that we're forcing anyone to do, but it is a request. The more
of these under-sized plots that are owned by the community, the easier it
is for us to be able to work in the community - and provide everyone with a
selection of larger plots. It is often difficult, and sometimes
impossible, to modify a small plot if it remains owned by someone on any of
the shards.
If you know of someone who is currently unsubscribed and would like to
release their plot, we can certainly add a week of special "plot clean up"
time to their account. I encourage those of you who have guild communities
to try and contact members who may no longer play the game, especially
since we know that guild communities often contain these under-sized
plots.
I appreciate your help in this matter. If you have any questions, please
contact support at http://support.istaria.com and submit a ticket under
Plot and Lairs or just email us at [email protected]
Thank you and enjoy Istaria,