uh - there are situations where an aggressive stance is appropriate - just not in that case.
molly building a base inside THEIR gold mining fields to actively fend off BMM miners is something that is appropriate - if the BAF is hostile to the molly base.
but in that case - we have a base that actively defends an area - while no one is supposed to be hostile to it.
but we really have to look at it from an ooc perspective now.
if an element - no matter what element - harms the gameplay - is it not reasonable to remove it for the sake of gameplay? - when it is something only we devs can remove - things are sad and dire - because we are dependent on long update cycles - .. here however we are in luck - the players can easily and quickly remedy the situation and improve gameplay. - at least if they care to do it / want to do it.
peace and a pacified region is great in real life - in a game based on arcade combat however - every playerfaction should realize that it is unpreferable.