(10-15-2012, 01:06 PM)Indrae Wrote: Everyone would be locked from starting new builds in the main world. Anyone who currently has a zone would still be able to build in that zone. Additionally, if a player with a zone already wants someone to help them with a build, they can request that they be added to the zone.
Like I said before, I'd have to completely disagree with locking the world. Ongoing builds may have to be abandoned in that case, and people would be forced to move onto the new map. The new map should be treated as more space to build, with the new map generating algorithms/ more materials to mine, not as an area to move everyone to. I think we should encourage people to move into the new world... but it should be more of a choice. So long as the world border is up on the main world, the map files won't be expanding, so I don't see why there would be a problem with other players continuing to build in the old world.
Again, setting the old map as a "museum" is a nice thought, but it doesn't work out so much on paper. People will want to continue those builds, continue mining, and continue working in the current main world. It shouldn't be the case that we're taking that away from them, just to treat one map as a "historical exhibit", if that makes sense.