Quote Originally Posted by Darkbrady View Post
NPC farmin' is jus'...totally not the same as Valleys. For one, a player can actually own a valley, whereas the NPCs are there specifically freegame for everyone to attack. Jus' because they take long to respawn resources doesn't let them be owned...it needs to be settled some other way.
The thing is one player has invested resources to set up a (normally Level 5) NPC city close by their own base - probably specifically so that they can farm it. Because they "created" it by building on a Flat at the right time and then abandoning it, they do feel a sense of ownership.

They invested the time and effort to create a barbarian city, and then some idiot who did nothing to earn it comes and raids it before they can.
WTF?!?!?