1.) Free to attack whoever you want any way you want =/= free to exploit the game mechanics.
2.) The mechanic itself is built to ensure that an attacker will be punished in a specific way. You are exploiting a very particular flaw in the mechanic to generate the complete opposite effect which is clearly game breaking.
3.) So the remaining question is : Do the developpers/game masters approve of game breaking exploits for the sole reason that it happens in open space?
4.) So far I’ve never seen exploits being encouraged/allowed in others game, regardless of the mode, the reasons or whatnot. This specific one would turn open space into a mess if more people were behaving like that, everybody blowing themselves up isn’t really what this game is about, is it?
5.) Though, once again, that’s not my call and I said what I had to say. I’ll let the staff handle this issue since they believe it is in some grey area and my only wish is to have an answer one way or the other.
1.) No, it’s a freedom of such mode, which is still regulatory and allowed. There is no known policy for an Invasion mode, if you follow standard rules.
I am affected in the same way, like any other individuals. No exceptions. I wasn’t exploiting anything. I did, what the game allows me to do, which is not against any known regulation.
2.) After each collision-self-destruct kill, your points were deducted and you were considered to be a Criminal by Military Police. It was me, who wrote a supposed bug report for this exact same issue some time ago.
This issue is old and I was the one, which explained it, how it works. For me, it is irrelevant. There is no written regulation, how to handle any such actions in Invasion.
This include Karma farming, killing vulnerable low or high level players, or make them a Criminal by choice or accident, if you will. You’re clearly being too subjective.
Since Skula1975 told us, that this is a feature, there is nothing more to discuss, maybe only to alter some mechanic parameters to prevent this, which affects certain behavior, under certain action, like described in a locked thread below.
3.) Developers are the ones, which tell you what is permitted or not.
We got a green light on this, so this can and will continue, unless if some rules were to be constructed, which prohibits a player from certain “dirty” actions, but for now they’re legal and permitted actions.
4.) Invasion mode is fun, because you really can’t break any rules, if you follow EULA and in-game policy rules. You got the same advantage or disadvantage, like me, or any other player.
5.) It’s not an issue. It may be gray area or dishonorable deed, but there is no ground to hold any consequences, unless if the policy rules will be updated effective immediately, after they are published and in effect.
Bottom point is that there was no violation whatsoever.
