Vacation pause allows you to retain Lord/Duke positions—as in, you don't lose them instantly upon pausing. However, I believe you'll still lose them the normal way when you're away for more than 5 days...
Is this desirable? Discuss.
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I'd say yes. Otherwise you could just vacation pause for months(didn't see a time limit for vacation pauses) and leave the realm hanging with an inactive lord while there would be active players being left out. Losing positions is good for the game.