Sometime along the way, a change was made to the rules of the secret realm that completely changed the dynamic of how everyone interacted inside it.
The rule was very simple.
If a person was in the vicinity of more than 4 other people for more than a month in a row, they were not allowed to challenge or be challenged for at least a week. They would still be charged for it, which would be 1000 stars every day unless they decided to pay 100 ahead of time.
It was a simple rule, but it brought on disruption that no one was really expecting. Hundreds of communities all around had to start breaking apart as they could not stay near each other for more than a month in a row. The fact that only groups of 5 could stick together encouraged people to go out hunting for stars instead of staying in the same place.
