If you'd paid attention to how worlds work you'd know the answer. There are a set of landing spots and they are filled from the front. First come, first served! Also, the jumping system takes you backwards, so if you're close to the edge of the world, backwards takes you to sea shore! Blaming EA or anyone else isn't useful as they are company like any other. Their first responsibility, maybe their major and only responsibility, is to their shareholders to make a profit. They see a way to do that even if it doesn't help your enjoyment of the game. Knocking EA or anyone else for a global system is a waste of time, space and energy.
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