Buffing at Player SF Bases

[Xiphos]

Awakening Players,
We have noticed an uptick in doctors and entertainers buffing through the doors of SF player bases. This placement can result in a circumvention of the intended mechanic, which is to reward those who go SF with increased buff strength. Please stop buffing through doors of an SF base in such a manner as to allow combatant, neutral, or opposing factions to receive these benefits. We consider this to be an exploit as defined by our rules.

We understand that current game mechanics allow buffing of other than same faction and status players. We also understand that currently it is possible to buff through a "locked" door. As a staff, we will examine our TEF rules and buffing mechanics further in the future; please adhere with the aforementioned conditions in the meantime.

Just to be clear: it is not our intention to single out any single player/guild/faction. This applies equally to all players.

We are allowing a grace period for news of this to disseminate. Please encourage doctors and entertainers who are utilizing/enabling this exploit to stop and/or report them confidentially via our ticketing system (not a bug report). While we will be lenient during the grace period and offer "unofficial" warnings, repeat offenders will be subject to being frozen and/or discipline in accordance with our rules page.

[Xiphos]

Questions or comments are welcome in this thread or via ticket.

[SiFu]

To be clear for the customers out there Base Buffs ARE still available. They are still better than cantina and star port buffs by 500 points per stat. A base in a med center like Bellicose gives even more. So they are very worth it. Almost all of the base buffing doc's in the galaxy have moved deeper into the base to prevent the exploit from being used but they offer the same great buffs for those willing to go in and get them. Some other guilds have already followed our lead with the FREE WEEK EVENT. On Bellicose Corellia we are giving them away for free all week long to help the people of awakening ease in to this change. Today was hectic with all the customers and I hope tomorrow is even more crazy.

Enjoy the free buffs!

Enjoy the rule change that favors all rebs and imps!

If you are neutral and severely nerfed by this pick a side and get in the fight!

[SiFu]

Bump

[T3hAdmiral]

Bump

if this is actually important, should make it a sticky.

[Xiphos]

It is stickied in the doc section, to whom the message is directed.

[T3hAdmiral]

... in the doc section, to whom the message is directed.

No one suggested anything different.

[Xiphos]

Lol, what am I missing here?

[Maximus0369]

probably best to just delete everything except your initial post and lock it