This whole problem is due to capitals using the e-kill, bounce in asteroid fields to gain the edge against enemies.
Now let's see how a e-kill bouncing capital in a asteroid field acts.
It jumps all over the place, yes, loosing speed but not that much.
It just does it for a couple of seconds, then thrusts, rince repeat.
A capital ship doing that bouncing at thruster speed (120 Kph ~ 100 Kph) can dodge most of incoming fire.
While still shooting at its targets.
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Wrong. If you're in a small cruiser like a thresher, in T23 field, this just won't work. Asteroid field isn't dense enough there. And if you do, you won't dodge most of the fire, quite opposite - you'll be an easy target flying in straigh directions.
What bouncing is used for, is to suddenly change vector of your movement, by letting that horde of snubs sitting on your back go ahead of you, thus giving you some seconds, and allowing you to pewpew em from back. Basically, it's same as hitting reverse thrust, just 2 times more effective. It's not like you go into turret view and start bouncing like crazy around the place.
You fight in rearview, and from time to time hit EK to bounce off 1 asteroid. If you spend more then 2-3 seconds in EK, you'll get a free SNAC. And then another one, and another. That is, if you'll do it the way you described it.
And this is what was considered abuse by you, if one does it repeatedly in the fight (although, if/when you do it rarely enough, there's no way to distinguish it from accidental bouncing)
P.S. Imo, that tactic is fun. I enjoyed the fights in which my opponents were doing this.
