Realism

[stern23]

I believe settling in the wilds should be free. You can build what you want. The catch is? No protection. Anyone can come along and tear down your abode. Now, with that Realms mod, you could set it so that players at a certain level can create protected areas for a fee, of course. So, someone could build something in the wilds and think "Hmm... I don't want this place to get burned to the ground and looted by raiders. Maybe I can pay someone to make my home safe." They find out who could perform this deed, a transaction of some sort is made and *bam* protected homestead.

Of course, these same people that can make the zones could remove them. If, for example, they come along and see a house in the wilderness that looks abandoned, and has no indications that anyone is returning (such as a sign that says "Will be gone for a few days." along with the date it was posted), they could leave a sign asking if it is. After a few days they can check back and see if the sign is still there. If it isn't, it obviously isn't abandoned. If it's still there, remove the protection and tear that sucker down.