Panzerbjorn, on 07 July 2014 - 03:02 PM, said:
Exploit (v): to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage ( from Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-w...tionary/exploit )
It's not unfair - the current game engine offers this advantage and thus since ANYONE can use it, is not unfair. Is it a game balance issue? Most certainly, because most 'Mechs can't fit jump jets. However, gameplay balance issues AND Hit Reg issues are up to PGI to acknowledge and fix. And since this has been a balance issue for so long now, and PGI claims nothing's wrong, it's not an exploit. Nor is boating 4 C-ERPPCs. Or 4 LRM15s with Artemis. Or any of the other endgame meta.
Actually, using a known issue with the game engine to cause it to BREAK and give you the advantage rather fits the whole exploit thing, especially since it's NOT availible to everyone due to it requiring JJs to make happen and not all Mechs can fit JJ.
You do something specifically to break how the game engine works, you are doing something you shouldn't be doing without reporting it to the devs and NOT continuing to use it for your own advantage.