Town Claim Application

Town Claim Application(top)

Requirements(top)

• • Town Claim #1 = Tycoon Rank
  • Town Claim #2 = EcoLeader Rank
  • Town Claim #3 = EcoMaster Rank
  • Town Claim #4 = EcoLegend Rank
• RANK:
  • Must be ranked [Tycoon|EcoLeader|EcoMaster|EcoLegend]
• ACTION:
  • Must read rules over and ensure they are followed.
  • Must ensure entire application is read and applied for properly.

Information(top)

• You are able to claim an abandoned town under certain circumstances on EcoCityCraft.
  • Tycoons may claim a first town.
  • EcoLeaders may claim a second town.
  • EcoMasters may claim a third town.
  • EcoLegends may claim a fourth town.
• You may claim towns of owners who are either offline for 6 months, or PermaBanned.
• This applies to:
  • Official Owner - the user who officially own the town.
  • Anyone in the "Owners" section of /rg info <townname> command.
    • The Official Owner(even when not added to the town) as well as all current owners must all have abandoned the town by being offline for 6+ months or PermaBanned for 7+ days for us to even begin to handle your request.

Activity Status: Inactive/Offline(top)

You may check how long owners are offline using the following two methods:
Use:
/seen <username>

• If the user's play-file is still active you will see how long they have been offline.
• If the user no longer has an active file then you will get "Player not found".
  • If there is no /seen then you must use the forum activity of the players(s).

Forum profile activity example:


Activity Considerations:

• In-game /seen takes priority over the forum profile.
• Example;
  • If they are offline for 8 months on the forum but only 5 months in game via /seen, the town cannot be claimed.
  • If they are offline for over 6 months in-game regardless of whatever their forum activity is, the town can possibly be claimed.
• When /seen is missing on the Main Network and player cannot be found. Staff will use the players current forum profile activity to determine activity.

Determining if a town is elidable.

• All town owners must have a /seen that says they are offline at least 6 months.
• If the /seen is "Player not found" the "Last Seen" for a forum profile must be at least 26 weeks(6 months) or 1 week (7 days -- for PermaBanned status claims)

Activity Status: PermaBanned(top)

If you suspect they have been absolutely PermaBanned then you may ask Staff for some verification on this.

• A users ban/town claim status may be made public by any member of Administration (ServerAdmin+) on any of EcoCityCraft's services.
• If you are confident they are in-fact PermaBanned and the towns are claimable you may apply to claim on this status, should this not be the case your claim will be denied.
• A period of 7 days must have passed since the PermaBan was issued before a town can be claimed.
• If a /seen or forum profile information cannot be obtained, then you must ask Staff to confirm the date of the ban issued.

Town Claim Utility: Town Transfer(top)

• Town Claims may also be used as a Town Transfer in the same manner as a Town Transfer Application, but without the cost.
• You must have an agreement of sale/transfer/gift with the Official Owner of the town (either a forum contract or an in-game agreement).
• The Official Owner's activity is not relevant when using a Town Claim for this purpose.
• You must indicate you intend to claim the town with this utility and provide evidence of your agreement.

Town Status: Unclaimable Towns(top)

If a town is marked [UnClaimable] in the title then the town cannot be claimed vis PermaBan status or Inactivity status.
A town marked UnClaimable will look like this:

Town Type: Spawntowns(top)

• If the town is one of EcoCityCraft's Spawntowns - a town that is placed right beside Spawn on any Main Network server then it cannot be claimed via a Town Claim.
• Spawntowns that reach Town Claim status via activity/PermaBan status will be auctioned by Administration to determine the next owner.

Once it has been determined that your claim is valid, our Staff will contact the Official Owner via forum PM, after three days the activity of the Official Owner will be re-assessed. If they have remained inactive the town will be transferred into your name. If the Official Owner does appear, the claim will be denied.

Once approved the town you claim will be marked as yours permanently by a town application thread title change.

• Example:
  

This will make you the new "Official" town owner. This now means the town is locked under your name and can never be claimed back by the old Official Owner, as well you are now able to apply for special town features to add to that town and use the newly titled thread link as your "official" town application link.

Rules(top)

• Once the town you claim is yours - you must ensure the current members of the town are properly treated and allowed more than sufficient time to move out if that is what you require of them.
• If you require current remaining members of the town to move out for whatever reason; they must be notified in an eviction thread or via /mail in-game as part of the normal eviction process. They must also be given 3 days notice and be allowed to get absolutely all of their possessions out.
• All in all stay courteous and professional throughout this claim process with all current remaining members of the town as well as everyone else involved.

Instructions(top)

• To apply for a Town Claim you must fill out this form.