diff --git a/lib/SpoutAPI.jar b/lib/SpoutAPI.jar
index ffa25c34..0c07893d 100644
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diff --git a/lib/WorldEdit.jar b/lib/WorldEdit.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a976aae
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diff --git a/lib/WorldGuard.jar b/lib/WorldGuard.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb4bea33
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/WorldGuard.jar differ
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
index 6c75eda9..ff0664ce 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Conf {
 	
 	public static double autoLeaveAfterDaysOfInactivity = 14.0;
 	
-	public static boolean worldGuardChecking = true;
+	public static boolean worldGuardChecking = false;
 	
 	public static boolean homesEnabled = true;
 	public static boolean homesMustBeInClaimedTerritory = true;
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
index ccb5382c..8e1ac0b3 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
@@ -505,10 +506,11 @@ public class FPlayer {
 		// return value is false on failure, true on success
 
 		Faction myFaction = getFaction();
-		FLocation flocation = new FLocation(this);
+		Location loc = this.getPlayer().getLocation();
+		FLocation flocation = new FLocation(loc);
 		Faction otherFaction = Board.getFactionAt(flocation);
 
-		if (Worldguard.checkForRegionsInChunk(this.getPlayer().getLocation())) {
+		if (Conf.worldGuardChecking && Worldguard.checkForRegionsInChunk(loc)) {
 			// Checks for WorldGuard regions in the chunk attempting to be claimed
 			sendMessage("This land is protected");
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java
index 00750983..adb79b91 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public class Worldguard {
 		if (wgplug == null || !(wgplug instanceof WorldGuardPlugin)) {
 			enabled = false;
 			wg = null;
-			System.out.println("[Factions] Could not hook to WorldGuard. WorldGuard checks are disabled.");
+			Factions.log("Could not hook to WorldGuard. WorldGuard checks are disabled.");
 		} else {
 			wg = (WorldGuardPlugin) wgplug;
 			enabled = true;
-			System.out.println("[Factions] Successfully hooked to WorldGuard.");
+			Factions.log("Successfully hooked to WorldGuard.");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ public class Worldguard {
 	//   True: PVP is allowed
 	//   False: PVP is disallowed
 	public static boolean isPVP(Player player) {
-		if(isEnabled()) {
-			Location loc = player.getLocation();
-			World world = loc.getWorld();
-			Vector pt = toVector(loc);
-
-			RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
-			ApplicableRegionSet set = regionManager.getApplicableRegions(pt);
-			return set.allows(DefaultFlag.PVP);
-		} else {
+		if(!enabled) {
 			// No WG hooks so we'll always bypass this check.
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		Location loc = player.getLocation();
+		World world = loc.getWorld();
+		Vector pt = toVector(loc);
+
+		RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
+		ApplicableRegionSet set = regionManager.getApplicableRegions(pt);
+		return set.allows(DefaultFlag.PVP);
 	}
 
 	// Check for Regions in chunk the chunk
@@ -72,44 +72,45 @@ public class Worldguard {
 	//   True: Regions found within chunk
 	//   False: No regions found within chunk
 	public static boolean checkForRegionsInChunk(Location loc) {
-		if(isEnabled()) {
-			World world = loc.getWorld();
-			Chunk chunk = world.getChunkAt(loc);
-			int minChunkX = chunk.getX() * 16;
-			int minChunkZ = chunk.getZ() * 16;
-			int maxChunkX = minChunkX + 15;
-			int maxChunkZ = minChunkZ + 15;
-
-			int worldHeight = world.getMaxHeight(); // Allow for heights other than default
-
-			BlockVector minChunk = new BlockVector(minChunkX, 0, minChunkZ);
-			BlockVector maxChunk = new BlockVector(maxChunkX, worldHeight, maxChunkZ);
-
-			RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
-			ProtectedCuboidRegion region = new ProtectedCuboidRegion("wgfactionoverlapcheck", minChunk, maxChunk);
-			Map<String, ProtectedRegion> allregions = regionManager.getRegions(); 
-			List<ProtectedRegion> allregionslist = new ArrayList<ProtectedRegion>(allregions.values());
-			List<ProtectedRegion> overlaps;
-			boolean foundregions = false;
-
-			try {
-				overlaps = region.getIntersectingRegions(allregionslist);
-				if(overlaps.isEmpty() || overlaps == null) {
-					foundregions = false;
-				} else {
-					foundregions = true;
-				}
-			} catch (UnsupportedIntersectionException e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
-			}
-
-			region = null;
-			allregionslist = null;
-			overlaps = null;
-
-			return foundregions;
-		} else {
+		if(!enabled) {
+			// No WG hooks so we'll always bypass this check.
 			return false;
 		}
+
+		World world = loc.getWorld();
+		Chunk chunk = world.getChunkAt(loc);
+		int minChunkX = chunk.getX() << 4;
+		int minChunkZ = chunk.getZ() << 4;
+		int maxChunkX = minChunkX + 15;
+		int maxChunkZ = minChunkZ + 15;
+
+		int worldHeight = world.getMaxHeight(); // Allow for heights other than default
+
+		BlockVector minChunk = new BlockVector(minChunkX, 0, minChunkZ);
+		BlockVector maxChunk = new BlockVector(maxChunkX, worldHeight, maxChunkZ);
+
+		RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
+		ProtectedCuboidRegion region = new ProtectedCuboidRegion("wgfactionoverlapcheck", minChunk, maxChunk);
+		Map<String, ProtectedRegion> allregions = regionManager.getRegions(); 
+		List<ProtectedRegion> allregionslist = new ArrayList<ProtectedRegion>(allregions.values());
+		List<ProtectedRegion> overlaps;
+		boolean foundregions = false;
+
+		try {
+			overlaps = region.getIntersectingRegions(allregionslist);
+			if(overlaps == null || overlaps.isEmpty()) {
+				foundregions = false;
+			} else {
+				foundregions = true;
+			}
+		} catch (UnsupportedIntersectionException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+
+		region = null;
+		allregionslist = null;
+		overlaps = null;
+
+		return foundregions;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/plugin.yml b/src/plugin.yml
index 3116ae99..a6eed97c 100644
--- a/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/plugin.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ softdepend:
   - iChat
   - LocalAreaChat
   - nChat
+  - ChatManager
   - AuthMe
   - iConomy
   - Spout
+  - WorldEdit
+  - WorldGuard
 commands:
   f:
     description: All of the Factions commands