We have a large number of properties which are currently half developed, dormant, or unpopulated. The senate will deliberate on the matter of Ariathas and let you know as soon as possible what our decision is. Thanks for inquiring with us before trying to take something, we do appreciate your proper handling of the situation, яєνєℓѕ.

Ah, that makes sense. It should be something like 4 doubles with a craft bench an furnace in there somewhere. Doesn't matter too much though, I'll check it out when I get home today. Thanks for the speedy assistance!

After leaving MineTown for an extended period of time, I came back to discover that the chests in my vault had been protected against me, and upon opening were empty. I posted a request for a refund of the following amount upon my return on 24 January, 2012: -One double chest of diamond gems (-3 stacks) -7 Stacks of iron ingots -4 stacks of coal -5 stacks of gold ingots I would appreciate having these funds returned, as they were lost due to an unknown cause; likely some issue with the protections and server. Furthermore, after a few weeks of absense, the warp to my vault (/warp Eissaye1) no longer works. Instead of ending in my vault, this warp places you in the "vault matrix." I would greatly appreciate any assistance that can be offered by the staff. I look forward to getting to know those who I do not already know, and reacquainted with old friends here on MineTown.

Dunsjohn, While there is an exit for MTC, I would argue that they are more likely in a positive balance, and that they do represent a problem for the hard currency economy. Voting and donating are limitless sources of currency; in other words, there is no limiting factor (such as the number of diamonds available in the map) to restrict the amount of MTC that can be in circulation at any given time. Because of this, you create an open system: currency is flowing both in and out in unlimited quantities. Unfortunately, this open system in the MTC market also breaks a hole into the "Hard Currency" Market. Though spawners, eggs, etc. Are only initially available through the MTC market, once they've been introduced to the world, they also affect the hard currency market. As I mentioned and you restated previously, no one wants MineTown to end up like a post-WWI economy, exemplified by the Wiemar Republic (Germany.) In those days, it took a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread; it was better to use your money as fuel than actually purchasing firewood. By leaving an open influx of currency into the economy, the entire system is undermined. Voters and donors don't need currency to be happy; changing some of their potential commands as rewards or providing some other form of compensation that would not threaten the economy is a better solution than the one currently in place; MTC could be removed altogether or have their use changed.

Cykoh77, That falls into the second category of options I mentioned: to balance the introduction of currency with a currency exit. Unfortunately, the method proposed (Buy at 150, sell at 120) would fail to balance the economy because you're still creating an unlimited supply of diamonds from an outside source. Besides, people will be hesitant to flip their diamonds for a loss. Matt, I think this is a good idea as well. Removing the MTC>Diamond conversion would ease the inflation rate. Instead, make MTC only exchangeable for certain goods or services with a lesser economic impact.