Im kind of on the fence.

If they can be made to be competitive, then it might work... but is that even possible? (Im not bot maker, wouldnt even know where to start) If it is, then I'd be more open minded about it.

If you increase the ammount of farmland, then people will stop grabbing eachother, and opt for the easier gain. This would dumbdown/take away a major competitive aspect of the game (along with organized land trading, but thats another debate :P).