The only real argument for removing /near is that it gives players a warning that they are about to be attacked, and it has saved me quite a few times (coughrivercough). Then again it is only available to Lieutenants and above, and the majority of them are at least relatively well established, with siege proof bases etc. And like Ketoh said I want a good deal for my buck when I buy a rank, and /near is a nice lil’ perk of the job. Just my two cents….
That’s just it, its a nice lil’ perk, not an invulnerability to be attacked.
I remember when I wasn’t donator rank, and I used to be petrified of people coming and attacking me whilst building. I had friends who were donators, and I annoyed them by constantly asking them to /near for me, because I thought it would save me from being attacked. Well it doesn’t save you, its just a warning that you are about to get raided or killed, and as far as I know not many people are constantly spamming /near.
When I got the donator perms, including /near, I used it a lot… until I got bored after a week and just started accepting that I’d be attacked one day. The range on it is what, 100-150 blocks? That’s nothing really, considering someone with speed II potions runs at ~8 blocks per second (with jumping), giving you about 18 seconds to react. So when you attack someone with speed II and invis, they would have to be doing /near every 18 seconds or so to be safe. Its really just a case of luck/good timing.
Plant, if you were to be standing in the middle of your island, if someone was within 150 block radius of you, they would already be on your island, probably preparing to siege. Likewise goes for people you attack – its not a lot of reaction time. If you are having issues with attacking people with /near… don’t attack donators, at least, don’t attack new donators as I can guarantee they will be spamming /near
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