Can someone explain to me how these mechanics work? To my understanding it simply means that no one can join a battle after the initial tag that would imbalance the BR by a factor of more than 1.5x.
And yet, a few minutes ago I was tagged by a belle poule in my surprise, and after the battle started (30 seconds in), a frigate joined the belle's side. If my understanding of the mechanics applied, this should have been impossible, because:
Surprise - 140 BR
Belle Poule - 180 BR
Frigate - 170 BR
140 BR x 1.5 = 210
180+170=350
350>210 Therefore the frigate should be incapable of reinforcing the belle.
But he was capable of reinforcing the belle. Why?
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