[jackavsfan]

However, after those two weeks have expired, the realm and it's contents are the property of it's new owner(s).

Also worth mentioning, last I checked, realms can't be purchased just so they can be dismantled after two weeks for the credit value.

Actually, Staff has been stressing VERY heavily in recent weeks that the "two week rule" is not a rule and should not be taken as such. Even if two weeks has passed, you MUST ask Staff before doing anything with the land, or else risk a ban.

It has been stated (by Ael I think) that at some point, Staff will just say "Okay, he's not coming back, it's yours." But that determination must be made by a staff member, not by the player who purchased the realm.

And my interpretation is that if it's been a month and a half and staff tells somebody that the realms/items are theirs because the person probably isn't coming back, they won't reverse that decision if the person does return a long time later.

So to answer your question, if your realms disband and get bought up, and you return a month and a half later, don't count on getting anything back. Staff would likely side with the new owner, assuming (And this is a big if) he followed the correct procedure and asked them before doing anything.

It's not that hard to log in once a month to preserve your realms if you're taking an extended break. And it will avoid potential conflict upon your return. So if you want to take a long break, just log once in awhile to keep your realms from disbanding.

I mean nothing was changed and it was 2 WEEKS so everything should have been fair game.

Like I said above, staff has been stressing that the two week rule is a largely meaningless construction created by players based on what is USUALLY a good time frame. It isn't a blanket rule that applies to each and every situation, which is why it is necessary to ask staff before changing a realm.

[Ryu Aurora]

Actually, Staff has been stressing VERY heavily in recent weeks that the "two week rule" is not a rule and should not be taken as such. Even if two weeks has passed, you MUST ask Staff before doing anything with the land, or else risk a ban.

Official-ish Rules [May be incorrect, check with Staff]

Mmhmm, I'd already mentioned that one should check with Staff. It is also worth mentioning that I am rather well versed in the rules of the server, and while it has actually never been a legitamate rule, it IS the guideline for determining each case... though it's a soft rule, and is, as everything has always been, at the express discretion of Staff.

One again, should anything I've said be incorrect, I'd fully appreciate a member of Staff pointing it out and giving me the correct guidelines in whatever medium most suits them.

[xShockWavex]

Why don't you stop being a prick, and give his realms back. He must have trusted you to watch them, now your betraying his trust?

Karma's a beach, don't get caught in the tide.

[cubeguy314]

*Facepalm*
This again?

[monkeychunks]

Basically if you buy a realm you do not have to give it back. However if the owner shows up before two weeks after its disbanding and wants the items back, the current owner must give the items back. However if your a good citizen of minerealm, and the person does show up and ask for their realm, and stuff back after 2 weeks or even a month it will probly be given back to them. I experienced this with Darkassassin who came upon a realm that disbanded with 2 stacks + of diamond blocks, and 2 stacks of endstone. I have no clue what else it had but it was a lot. The person showed up a little after his realm had been legally looted, and he wanted his realms back. Darkassassin had used all the diamond blocks, and sold the a stack of endstone. He however did sell him his realm back for 30k. As to buying a realm, and not being able to mess with it for two weeks, Im not sure this is a rule since frosty took everything off of hshizzlefreshes realm the second he got it.

[Seratias]

Just a note here, but the point about having to sell the realm for 1 credits in a bad idea. Just sell the realm back to the server, the person will have recieved money for it disbanding and they can buy it back, thus you don't lose 10000 creds.

[Soul K]

IMO it should work more like this.

Person buying the realm gets to keep the realm and if the old owner comes on within 2 weeks after the purchase then has a right to ask for any items he/she used to own. Action taken by staff.

Anything longer then that then it should be up to the new realm owner if they want to let the old owner collect any belongings. No action taken by staff.

If someone is gone that long then it's too bad for them. They should've logged in sooner or even have a trusted friend/family log in sometime for them while they were gone.

[OrigamiElephant]

I look forward to you getting yourself banned again.

Did you not say you weren't going to buy/own realms owned by other people? Did you not say you weren't going to be going off your realms any longer? Did you not say you were going to respect other peoples personal belongings/builds if you got unbanned?

Now here you are arguing the legitimacy of your claim to someone else's stuff.

Look it doesn't matter what the rules are. You should have never bought that persons realms in the first place. Give them their stuff back, sell the realm to the server and move on.

Now a spawn realm is a different story. The land is the only thing that should be up for grabs though. If Frosty did indeed buy the realm and loot it barren, well if Shizzle was perma'd then I guess that's the fun lottery aspect, and lots of people get shots at these realms.

However what you are doing U2 is just being a jerk, trying to get other people's things that they want back. You said you were going to stop, it appears you learned nothing.

[GaidinBDJ]

Hrm...why does this sound familiar?

Oh yea, I'm pretty sure you're talking about N1nC and my realms.

Life got in the way, didn't play for a few weeks (I don't think it was more than 45 days, regardless) and 20-something realms disbanded. One was repurchased by N1nC (and none of the other included in the structure), had a few painting put up. I contacted N1nC in game and told him I'd pay him 25k to return the realm to me, providing it was intact and unlooted, rather than the hassle of moving and returning a half-million blocks and items.

So, I gave him 12.5 k and he transferred the realm back and nothing had been done, except a few paintings put up. Oh, and every diamond in my chests looted. At least 3 stacks. He replaced one stack, and, since I wasn't actually aware that this was a recurring thing for him, and I still don't have much time to play, I let it slide. Plus it saved me building a few hundred chests to store items in as he returned them.

Oh, and then he sends me a message asking for the other half of the money. Priceless.

I never demanded my realm be given back, I just offered an alternative to N1nC spending countless hours ferrying items out of it. If he had done anything else to work on the realm (there's several little areas that are a work in progress), or, y'know, not just bought it and stole the diamonds, I'd have a bit more sympathy here.