The 99 Magic requirement is due to me basing the Ely cape item off of an existing cape, which so happened to be the magic cape. I just forgot to remove the requirement from the item, which ill make sure is done in the next update (soon ).
As for the AFK zone, I feel like that would negatively impact more than help us out, as if new players come online and see 90% of the FC are not to be found, or active in the chat. They may think its a fake playercount. We're currently looking into changing early game of Ely so a zone like this could be in our interests, Just needs a bit more discussion around it. Like this!