Base to base

[Solarsails]

I was warned for base to base firing and I would like clarification on the rule.  I was using an artillery vehicle to fire on the enemy base with some success and although I was at the same distance as my base I was not firing from my base.  So I was warned about it and when I challenged Greyson with the fact that I was not in my base he told me that I was not allowed to fire across "the lake on this map".  Now this is nothing personal against Greyson (who I have the utmost respect for) but I am challenging him on this situation because the letter of the rule states no base to base shooting and the fact is I wasn't engaged in base to base and I don't feel that its appropriate to make up the rules on the fly because a difficult situation is uncomfortable to the other team (of course it is).  I was the same distance from the enemy's base however I was not inside of my base (and if you think firing on a base from very long distances, when you can't even see the other base, is some trick to make things easy then I challenge you to try it).  Another 'fact'; is that the enemy could have easily attacked me since I wasn't being defended by my base defenses and I was exposed though not in the open.  I mean just because I am the same distance from the enemy base as my base shouldn't be seen as base to base firing and the rule needs to be clarified. Because a successful tactic makes super experienced players whine and moan shouldn't be cause for threatening to ban a person. I have the opinion that making rules to make the game more 'comfy' and easier for experienced players to win is kind of, well, lame.  I didn't press him on the issue (as in arguing about it) but my team was already at a disadvantage because we were up against a team with some pretty cut throat and experienced players.  So because I wasn't inside of my base its even more questionable for players of that experience level to feel the need to bend the rule to fit something that wasn't so, if you know what I am trying to language.  How many disadvantages do players like that need to enforce on the other team just so its that much easier for them to get their thrills on romping over a less experienced team?  There certainly are no rules that say that an experienced person can't do one of their quick decapitation strikes early in the game against the opposing team using a method that they have learned through years of playing and experience (which is a more uncomfortable situation inn my opinion). It just seems like some of the rules are lopsided to make the super experienced players not suffer any sort of discomfort while they annihilate the other team (an observation). The situation in that light certainly leaves a less than wonderful impression upon me and I don't agree with making  rules up as you go in game.  I mean whatever you all say is what I will do, I'm not implying that if you say don't do it that I will not obey but you know even base to base firing, in many situations is not an easy thing to successfully do and by the letter of the rule I was not base to base firing in this situation  (and I can understand the panic that the other team may feel in this situation but it isn't unlike the panic that super experienced players cause when they suddenly destroy a major building very early in the game, taking advantage of vulnerabilities that only many years of playing can teach etc.)... I hope that this isn't seen as making too many waves or being a pesky player but could I please have clarification on this rule? Can I fire on the enemy base when I am not in my base even though it is over a very long distance (that is what artillery are designed to do after all)? Thanks in advance and best regards...  Solar.

Edited February 15 by Solarsails