I wonder if the reason for that decline was the economic depression, or because of bots buying up all the land, then selling it at an elevated price.
I know that I won't bother going premium anymore, because the last I was, the prices of land were stupid-high. That and I don't feel like potentially lining the pockets of some guy who lets their bot buy land, just to up the price without really providing a service in the interim to merit the profit.
But there are many other reasons out there for this, and I felt like ranting a bit. :3