Do you consider blocking the D Block Tower door after hacking it "exploiting" or not?

[mobs2r]

Hello, I was having a conversation with a Staff member about whether or not blocking the D Block Tower door on Site 50 is considered exploiting. They kept saying it was considered exploiting, but because no one calls sits for it they don't engage with it as such. I have seen so many people do this since I started playing the server & I would love to know what the community (specifically Class D mains) think about it.

I don't think it is exploiting, it is just map knowledge. I especially believe this seeing as there are other doors on Site 50 (including the cell doors) that do damage when they are closed on you & some even instantly kill you like the shutter doors. If this was the case for the D Block Tower door it could be more balanced. Say it did 10 damage per squish like the cell doors, you would still be able to keep it open with med kit by yourself but you would have to buy/craft a med kit first, which could be balanced. If the door instantly killed you instead then you would only be able to hold it open once, or only as long as someone was willing to volunteer their life, which could be even more balanced.

I want to know: 

Is D Block Tower door blocking to keep it open considered exploiting in the current version?

Should the D Block Tower door be changed?

Edited July 3, 2022 by mobs2r

[Grеg]

Security main here, it’s fine the way it is, it’s hard to keep the door open as it is if security are shooting at you.

[AlexMSD]

Once the person holding the door is killed, the door will close. If security see D-Class using the cat walk then all they gotta do is check the door, kill the person holding it, and go back to their previous positions. If D-Class are hacking it back open, then a CC class can go in and clear the tower.

Adds a little fun for boths sides;

DClass get an advantage for escaping if they manage to keep it open.

Security get to go somewhere other than behind the barricades for once.

[Mind Stone]

Nah its fine. We don't really care if ya'll keep it open by blocking it. We'll just raid the tower!

[J0LT]

i think its fine

[K I W I]

Not really a big deal as is, no reason to change it at all

[MysteryGamer]

Nah its fine + Security will just raid it back

[Ezekiel]

personally, i think it does nothing but promote rp and make it more fun for both sides. not to mention its a really easy thing to stop as security.

[May]

Usually it's pretty difficult to keep the door open with GENSEC desperatly trying to get it to close. I do think the door should deal damage to promote a new gameplay mechanic/teamwork. But it would also be fine without any change.