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@gustavolrcoelho

Where in the rules says that you can’t place pillars to prevent people settling near your claim?

Here’s the relevant quote, with some added formatting for emphasis:

@Mayra

Abuse of the claim system where blocks are placed for no other purpose than to prevent other players’ access to resources and building spots.

Also, here’s a clarifying post from Funcom where they show examples of what they consider to be landclaim abuse, which includes placing pillars to extend your claim radius, or even having your walls too far out from the functional parts of your build:

Land Claim Abuse on Official Servers

The flexibility of the building system in Conan Exiles can allow for many different building strategies. Not all of them are conducive to fair play on the Funcom Official Servers. One aspect that can be abused is the claim system. Below are examples of building strategies that should be avoided by players when playing on Official Servers. Private servers may or may not allow some of these strategies and building styles. Funcom Customer Support does act when buildings like the ones you see belo…