Basically we had squad that in the MA broke up. They said they would finish out the FSO but they didn't show for frame 2 at all. This wreck one of the Japanese attack plans and led to the slaughter of their attack force and very poor bombing results. The Japanese were also suffering from 15 pilots being suspended for violations in frame 1. So overall I think the Japanese were down about 26 pilots. The 15 suspensions they new about and new from which squad so they were able to modify their plans to account for some squads being weaker than normal.
The other no show squad basically wrecked things for them.
Now as for the rules violation. Frame 1 we suspended 15 pilots for 2 frames and issue all sorts of warning on the BBS and to the squad COs / XOs to them. Plus, if I actually scored the frame the Japanese would have suffered a -1500 point penalty (I was assigning 100 point penalty per 2nd life violation).
In frame 2 we had 5 pilots on the U.S. side violate the 2nd life violation. After all our emails, postings, etc. about it Sled decided that the 5 pilots were suspended for 3 frames and that the squad could not fly for 3 frames. Although the other pilots in the squad could fly under another squads colors since they didn't violate the 2nd life rule, but the squad as a whole was to be penalized for the massive violation. There really was no excuse or justification for it after frame 1 and everything we did in response publicly to those violations.
Plus, as you saw I levied a -500 point penalty to the U.S. side.
Now remember we judge violations on a case by case basis. Within the first 15 minutes you are for the most part safe. This means, if you crash on take off, a friendly shoots his guns accidentally and hits you, joystick problems, etc. You can reup. It causes headaches for us CMs going through the logs but we know things happen and can accept that. Which is why we look at things on a case by case basis.
In frame 1 and frame 2 it wasn't anything like that. It was people being killed, then discovering that bases were open for 2nd life pilots, and then they reupped and fought again either killing or being killed. Now in frame 2 there were a few incidents I personally know of where a pilot went .. hey fields are up .. be right back with you guys. We then told him .. no that is a violation and get your butt back on the ground. The person did. That I was fine with, he broke the rule but was told he was breaking it and rtb. It is the ones that upped and then actually fought / bomb that were penalized.
