I recently accepted timt10 as my first faction member. He asked to join, and so I made him a member. I logged off for awhile, and when I returned all of my ore was gone. timt10 returned some of it, and demanded that if I wanted the rest of it, I would have to tpa to him away from spawn. Since I dont play with thieves, and since his demand was that I must leave spawn to get my stuff back, I of course said no. Obviously, it was some kind of trap, and timt10, being a liar and thief, wasnt going to return anything he had stolen anyway (if in fact he stole it, or did he just let some cohorts in to take the ore?). The amount of ore that I had mined was enormous. I spent a lot of time in caves and mines to get it. Its value must have been likewise great.
My suggestion is that this is in no way beneficial to positive and fun game play. I dont mind losing my stuff in battle, or losing it to another faction, because this contributes to the enjoyment of all. But this underhanded, dishonest, disgusting tactic benefits no one, save the one thief. Why this is not cheating is difficult for me to imagine. I am told that it is not, which in my opinion it is deplorable. My suggestion to improve the game, of course, is to call this what it really is; it is cheating. It should not be allowed.
A moment ago I wrote a positive recommendation for cubebuilders at MCT top servers. I certainly hope I didnt make a mistake.