Leaving aside all the current turmoil regarding the current state of Freelancer, let's consider:

(October Patch) Molotov Accidents - "Their time is up. We’ve changed how kills with the Molotov cocktail from Ambrose Island are classified and they’re no longer considered an Accident Kill. Whilst other fire kills in the game are classified as accidents, it was considered to be a little far-fetched that a molotov would be the same."

And yet in the Current patch:

Speedrunner’s Delight - "Back in the 3.140 Patch Notes, we made a mention of the so-called ‘Muffin Trick’ being inadvertently patched out of the game. As it was an unintended change, we’ve remedied that so that it will function as it once did."

So it's perfectly fine logic to Particle Boost from the Penthouse in the Isle of Sgàil (5 levels) down to the Helipad without dying (or any number of other examples)?

They don't really care.

IOI has been like this since 2016. SO many changes, adds, deletions, re-adds, etc. It's obvious they don't play their own game.

This makes sense to me. One is a crutch that even beginner players can easily use for SA, the other is a shortcut that requires game knowledge and only saves time.

I think it is obvious which are healthy for the game and which are not and the devs seem to agree.

Originally posted by supersand:

This makes sense to me. One is a crutch that even beginner players can easily use for SA, the other is a shortcut that requires game knowledge and only saves time.

I think it is obvious which are healthy for the game and which are not and the devs seem to agree.

i dont care about the muffin trick being in the game but it doesn't just save time... you can enter what should be entirely inaccessible areas using it, and what are actually inaccessible parts of maps. (rooftops miami)