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PANTHEON PROJECT YEAR 5! GIVE IT UP FOR PANTHEON PROJECT YEAR 5! jk but glad to see it hasn't been dropped completely and that someone capable is handling it!

i have always hated the amount of redundant settlements on lotc! there's always multiple human + elf + multiracial settlements that get abandoned except when one friend group is all doing their echo chamber rp or forcing a lame player event. maybe the rules around destroying settlements (via staff, players, events, etc.) or the rules around getting your own (small) plot of land should be loosened, since clearly a lot of people's desire for their own, unique vibe causes them to go apply, since otherwise you're some nation's baby or you don't get land. not sure how lairs have continued on, but maybe we should have a little freebuild that's not kept entirely separate from the rest of the world or enable events or players to destroy inactive settlements. druids could overgrow forgotten places, or a new group could take it over instead of applying for a new tile? there's a lot of possibilities, but the bandaid solution of letting every group have their own realm is clearly hitting its limit. also the map is always HUGE!!! also i haven't played a lot recently, so... i could just be wrong