FAQ by new players about BL land claims

Han Dynasty wrote: So we should choose to enable those that decide to walk across a street before looking?

Edited by Diva - 09 Aug 2015 at 19:47

As if newbs read the forums before they move.. or even bother with Global Chat to be informed. 

TRIVIUM's Response:

1. What are the purposes/rational behind land claims? How will this impact the game into the future?

The members of TVM approved a land claim by majority vote. In short, it is a way to police the prime locations throughout the alliance hub, ensuring these locations will be occupied by members and allies. The proximity of allied cities during wartime is highly advantageous.

Land claims are a tool used for strategic purposes. There is certainly a distinctly military purpose behind land claims but they are also a declaration of intent by the alliance. There is some amount of convenience to the alliance in declaring a claim although it is also useful for players not allied with the alliance since they will know, in advance that a location within the specified area may be disadvantageous to them given the limited options for future expansion of their empire.

2. Do I have to obey the land claims?

Land claims are a player made policy and are therefore not a game mechanic. Following such policies is strictly up to the individual player. Illyriad is a game of consequences and any decision will likely have at least one.

3. Will I be welcomed into an area that is claimed by an alliance? How will new players be incorporated into land claims alliances? Are they welcome? Excluded? Where can new players go to find out more about each land claim alliance?

TRIVIUM's policy for cities that come into its zone one claim is to open communications with the player and to establish that the city is, indeed located within the boundaries of the claim. Beyond that, the alliance will handle relationships as it always has, that is: if you are at war with us, we will move against you and if you are not, we will not.

As with any alliance, read our profile.

4. What is stopping the claiming alliance from using me to find them good city spots and then taking the spots for themselves?

TRIVIUM does not remove active player cities from any location unless thoroughly and irrevocably provoked or in a state of war against the city in question.

5. What happens to players with towns in an area that suddenly goes from being free and open territory to a land claim? What options do said players have? Will they be able to stay in the territory and still be able to join another alliance not affiliated with the land claim alliance?

This does not apply to TRIVIUM because our claim is already in place.

6. What if the leadership of the claiming alliance changes in the future and they change the policy on allowing independents?

This is an unanswerable question at the alliance level.

7. Is it likely that current claims may change shape in the future?

TRIVIUM has no reason or intent to alter the claim, whatsoever.

8. Do you ever think it is likely that BL will be taken over completely by land claims, making it really hard for new players to explore and settle?

No.

9. May I hunt/harvest inside of someones land claim?

TRIVIUM's claim specifically addresses this by declaring hunting/harvesting as the purview of the individual. The claim has no jurisdiction over this subject.

10. What is the primary differences between alliance "clusters" and land claims? What are the similarities?

In the scope of the TRIVIUM claim, there is no difference.

11. What are the benefits of joining an alliance that has a land claim? What happens to players who are part of a land claim and for (insert any of a number of things) decide they don't want to be in that alliance anymore?

The claim gives no specific benefit to the individual members beyond discouraging non-members from taking possible locations and it does not address, therefore does not pertain to players leaving the alliance.

12. What happens to players who may not be part of warring land claim alliances? Will they be left in peace?

The answer to this question has nothing to do with claims. In short, players who are not involved in war will be left alone.

13. What happens to independents in land claim areas in a time of war? Will their cities be razed by opposing forces? Will they be conscripted to help the land claim alliance in its wars?

As stated above, peaceful players are left alone. Should an alliance at war with TRIVIUM take the unlikely and very ill conceived tack of attacking unaffiliated, non-warring players in the TRIVIUM territorial area, we will defend said city as if it were our own. This is a strategy that would certainly build good will but beyond that is advantageous due to the fact we would be destroying more enemy troops.

Glad we have this unbiased and even-handed post for purely educational purposes.  /s 

Here are the official responses of T-SC to the above questions