Can we have an official response on the RMT sub FC farms?

[CatStarwind]

People aren't breaking the rules, they are following the rules. You simply disagree with the rules.

Except they are. It's not "following the rules", it's exploiting a loophole put in place to prevent a user from being completely locked out of FC plots.

Remember, under Requirements it says plainly:

You do not have a character on the same World on the same service account that purchased and maintains a free company plot

It is an exploit because you put yourself in a situation that violates the above. It's malicious compliance.

[PaalHenrik]

Except they are. It's not "following the rules", it's exploiting a loophole put in place to prevent a user from being completely locked out of FC plots.

Remember, under Requirements it says plainly:



It is an exploit because you put yourself in a situation that violates the above. It's malicious compliance.

Someone has a law degree from the University of Clueless.

[Jojoya]

Except they are. It's not "following the rules", it's exploiting a loophole put in place to prevent a user from being completely locked out of FC plots.

Remember, under Requirements it says plainly:



It is an exploit because you put yourself in a situation that violates the above. It's malicious compliance.

It's not a loophole. A loophole is something that is not intended but also not addressed by the system's documentation.

Prior to 6.1, this could have been considered a loophole. It was not addressed by the system's documentation nor were there any specific statements from the developers saying it was intended. The closest we got was GMs saying "if the game let's you do it, then it's okay to do" (unless SE later decides to announce they consider it an exploit, like Ungarmax).

As of 6.1, this is specifically addressed by the system's documentation to the point it tells us that if the purchasing character of the FC house leaves that FC, all characters including the one that left are now free to purchase on behalf of other FCs. It is allowed and intended without question now.

We may not like it, but that's the decision SE has made.

Rather than waste effort blaming other players for doing what they are allowed to do, put that effort into helping us convince SE to fix the system.