Ah, principle- the last refuge of scoundrels.
It is forbidden to use any trick, hack or exploit that allows the player to gain ingame currency, or anything that an ingame monetary value can be assigned to, or any kind of unfair advantage over the other players.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:1)NIC removed from my account was from kernel sales and assignments - all transaction logs show that, no insurance payouts what so ever.
This is unfortunate; however, since you're in the business of splitting hairs, let's point out that "no insurance payouts what so ever" in no way demonstrates that you did not profit from the exploit. There are many other ways in which you could have profited.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:2) Any bot that I shot was not, nor ever, insured by me
So? This is more hair-splitting: the bots were insured by your corp, and you took part in their destruction, therefore you took part on the exploit.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:3) No publication by the DEVS or GMs that this was considered an exploit
Again, so what? The section of the EULA which you took pains to cite clearly covers this. In order to prosecute theft, do we need to list every item that might conceivably be stolen? Or is it enough to describe the act?
In other words, an exploit is not an exploit only after someone explicitly declares that it is.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:4) DEVS, when informed of the issue, during release ( yes, they were reinformed during release, not just during beta) stated that it was working as intended, and was not an issue
I hope you understand that you, as someone who belongs to a corp that performed the exploit, and as someone who admits participating in it, are completely untrustworthy in this regard. If a third party is able to provide information that shows a dev, acting in his capacity as an official representative, explicitly stating this, then you might have a case. Otherwise we have no reason to believe this ever occurred as you describe it.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:5) Insurance on the bots in question was performed thru corp, with funds going to corporation wallet.
So? You have no point here.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:6) No corporation funds were transfered to my character as part of this activity
Since this cannot be reliably proven, it's your word against theirs. Moreover, since you admit to taking part in the exploit, even if you personally did not profit from it, you could always consider it a punitive action, and give thanks that you simply were not banned.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:7) Transaction logs show that the majority of the NIC I personally earned was actually earned prior to the event in question, and again, was not related to the activity
See responses to #1 and #6. In short: you're guilty, suck it up.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:8) DEVS HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE FUNDS IN QUESTION FROM THE CORP WALLET, based on the published formulas in the blog, and from the corp officers
So? Where is it stated that only one 'adjustment' would be made? Is it possible that further investigation, and the overly dramatic protestations made by the likes of you, revealed the need for further action?
Lupus Aurelius wrote:just because I am a M2S member that shot 30 bots when told to by my corp, are justified and fair.
There are two points to be made here:
1) You admit that you shot 30 bots, which is an admission that you participated in the exploit. "I was merely following orders" has never been a legitimate excuse. In other words, you are guilty.
2) As someone who participated in an exploit, you are guilty of fraud, and therefore are the last person to be claiming that you haven't been treated fairly.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:This is what I mean about due process and objective evaluation.
Seriously? Due process? You have no right to such a thing here.
Also, it's quite evident that you do not understand what "objective" means.
Lupus Aurelius wrote:AT NO TIME< EVEN AFTER THE DEVS WHERE INFORMED, AND CONFIRMING THAT IT WAS WORKING AS INTENDED, WAS ANYTHING COMMUNICATED TO ANYONE THAT THE ACTIVITY WAS CONSIDERED AN EXPLOIT.
NUMBER ONE: AT NO POINT, IN ANY PUBLIC CONVERSATION, HAVE YOU PROVEN THAT THE DEVS WERE IN FACT INFORMED OF THIS PRECISE ISSUE, LET ALONE THAT THEY COMMUNICATED ANYTHING TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE REGARDING ITS STATUS AS AN EXPLOIT.
NUMBER TWO:EVEN IF IT IS NEVER EXPLICITLY IDENTIFIED AS AN EXPLOIT, IT CAN STILL BE AN EXPLOIT.
BOTTOM LINE: YOU ARE GUILTY. SUCK IT UP, TAKE IT LIKE A MAN, AND BE THANKFUL YOU WEREN'T OUTRIGHT BANNED.
All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful - Kohelet Rabbah 7:16
"My transaction log shows all my NIC was from selling kernals. All of it."
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