[TechnoProdigy]

Out where my megahouse is (Where I live) public land is very abundant. Everywhere I look there is tons of public land. Also, re-read what Intelli had to reiterate.

[Prodigy9]

If a map expansion is implemented, I think it should be done gradually as new features are added to minecraft. If the map was expanded to only 11,000 x 11,000 (i.e. adding only 500 blocks in each of the four directions) would give a 21% increase in the land area available to explore, as well as make an additional 8400 realms available for purchase. Expanding the map to 14,150 x 14,150 (i.e. adding 2,075 blocks in each direction) would approximately double both the land area and the number of realms. Edit: Just realized I goofed on that last sentence. Each of the four directions would have to expand by a multiple of 50 in order to have all land be part of a realm. So this would be an expansion to 14,200 x 14,200 (adding 2,100 blocks in each direction), which would increase map area and realm count by 101.64%. In other news, having a [strike] command on the forums would be great.

By doing only a small expansion, there would still be the possibility of another expansion at some point in the future, when additional features are released by Mojang.

Also:

Eventually, if the map never wipes, all land will be bought causing economic meltdown and huge lack of resources. So eventually there will have to be a wipe. It could take an incredibly long time, but a wipe is imminent.

...the eff did I just read?

[TechnoProdigy]

If a map expansion is implemented, I think it should be done gradually as new features are added to minecraft. If the map was expanded to only 11,000 x 11,000 (i.e. adding only 500 blocks in each of the four directions) would give a 21% increase in the land area available to explore, as well as make an additional 8400 realms available for purchase. Expanding the map to 14,150 x 14,150 (i.e. adding 2,075 blocks in each direction) would approximately double both the land area and the number of realms.

By doing only a small expansion, there would still be the possibility of another expansion at some point in the future, when additional features are released by Mojang.

Also:

Eventually, if the map never wipes, all land will be bought causing economic meltdown and huge lack of resources. So eventually there will have to be a wipe. It could take an incredibly long time, but a wipe is imminent.

...the eff did I just read?

I believe you forgot that one.

[tehbomb]

Theres ~4k private realms and ~36k public realms, and 3.0/realm/currency system has 'been out for what? 9 months or so?

So at this rate it'd take aprox. 7 1/2 years for all the public land to be sold. By the time 2020 gets here i'm sure we'll have good enough new technologie to expand to a ~200kx200k+ map, thats if MC isn't dead by then. :lol:

No, but realistically it'll take a good 5 years before we have to start worrying about not having enough land, and it can be fixed by expanding the map, no wipe required.

[Surgeonbsg]

Private realms disband rather rapidly. I'm sure on some days more disband then are bought up. There will never be a shortage of public land. Certain resources yes but not many. Glowstone for example.