Is this breaking rule 5.8?

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Tricky part here is, if B would be engaging C first, which then falls under mentioned rule, but could also be seen as malicious reporting as A knowing B would be there joined the fight anyways and then reported B for attacking him on C and thus breaking rule 5.8.

Wrong.

Rule 5.8 is: A player who was killed in a PvP fight must not attack the enemy (character or characters involved in the death)

when you die you are only restricted from attacking the CHARACTER that killed you, not the player. B could attack C, because it was A that killed him, even though they belong to the same player.

with any of the characters on his/her account(s)

Good job reading the rules hone.

To clarify C broke rule 5.8

C is aware who B is and is not allowed to engage that character (and vice versa)

That said since B is not aware of who C is he would not be breaking a rule if he engaged first unless C told B in advance on who he was. Of course if B does know who C is then they are both maliciously breaking 5.8 if they decided to fight anyway.

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