a fat bottomfeeder has the same risk (of third party topfeeders) as well as the added risk of being suicided by the guy he's grabbing, hence more risk. again i think my point stands that landgrab > landtrading > all-x in risk so the landgains should be appropriate to that level =)

you make it sound like a bottomfeeder growing super fat doesnt have a lot of building costs or risk of being topfed. one thing you forgot to mention is you guys are landtrading farmers with farmers and cashers with cashers which helps mitigate building costs while bottomfeeders grab anything they can get and get an assortment of buildings they have to tear down and rebuild. i dont think the building costs are THAT far off in reality (i know a landtrader still spends more to build than a bottomfeeder does, but i think the cost is being exaggerated here a bit ;P)

just to be clear i'm just focused on the balance on this game, not to debate whether landtrading is wrong or right. it is none of my business to dictate how others should have fun in this game (as long as they aren't breaking any game rules such as multies, etc.). i'm only interested in making sure this game is balanced so there is actually a point to actually try to play ;)