The layout can be a bit confusing. I would suggest that Warps are categorised;

Towns,

Shops,

Locations,

Tutorials,

This temporary gates idea seems good, but then again, teleporting is used too much, so having gates means people wouldn’t move around as much. I think that people should pay to link their town to the Cove using railways; that would be cool. If we do have gates, they can only be given to towns with town status. Could/Should BOTM have warps, but when you cant do damage or something. I get lots of requests of people wanting to see my mansion, and it would be cool to be able to explore past BOTM’s.

I don’t like the idea of removing a warp that’s been payed for after a set time; perhaps make it similar to claims where if a user stops logging on for, say, 6 months (longer because its a payed for option) then they lose their warp.

It could also be a reassigned thing, for instance if someone comes back after their warp is removed, since it’s already payed for, they can reassign it to another place.

I think we have enough subscriptions to worry about without having to worry whether or not a pre-paid feature is going to run out.

However if you REALLY want to go that route, I’d say you could make month to month warps, and just make them cost less. $8 for permawarp, maybe 1-2$ for that month. It could even be an added prize to BOTM, one month of free warping for the server’s veiwing pleasure. Incentive to have people donate more often, even if it’s a small amount.

You could also make warps more expensive for permanant status, and include claim blocks. For instance if you say permawarp is $10 and you get x amount claim blocks; but those who already paid the 8$ for warp will remain permanent (without the added blocks) then new purchasers and old alike will be happy with the fairness. It’s a raise in price for future warp buyers but they also get a small prize for doing so.