Developer Notice: Cloak Changes Trial Phase

[Sath]

Step 3 to 4 under new mechanics:, uncloak and instantly do a /setmsg engagement notice.

Result: A massive increase in uncloak-setmsg-open fire use. >>>> Result: Disabled setmessages once again.

3.1 An attack is any hostile action that drains shields to less than 50%. Saying "Engaging" is not sufficient and aggressors are not allowed to destroy a ship before allowing sufficient time to respond. If a player is attacked he has the right to defend himself regardless of who is attacking. Trading nanobots, shieldbatteries or other ammo and equipment during a fight is also considered taking an active role in the engagement.

What you just said, is sanctionable. btw, this solves a lot of problems, like cloaked BS sneaking up and then suddenly uncloaking, killing you.

Since, before this change, people typed in engagement notices, waited for some time while still sneaking behind, and after ample amount of time, instakill you. Which, as Alley said, is borderline abuse.