An exploit is what Funcom says exploit is, no more, no less. And here’s what Funcom says an exploit is, with added emphasis by yours truly:
Now, unless Funcom explicitly says that the building technique itself – as opposed to stacking the foundations using that technique – is an exploit, you might have to explain how using this technique for decorative purposes creates a detrimental play experience and conveys an unfair advantage over other players.
Of course, using it in excess, even for decorative purposes, might cause a significant performance degradation, in which case it already falls under the following rule:
In short, we have the same situation here as always: people who break the rules are refusing to take responsibility for their choice and ignoring repeated explanations of how they broke the rules.
@HEREX was right about beating the dead horse, it seems to never get old with you guys.
Exactly. But good luck convincing people to take responsibility for their own choices.