From the official rules
-Common Sense & Fair Play-
Glitching terrain and walls is forbidden. Use common sense. Floating ladders (ladders that defeat gravity laws) and abusing such bugs or glitches is against the spirit of fair play and not tolerated on our servers.
Dont be such a crying baby .. those ladders to go through the ceiling haven,t been tolerated for a while , and lucky for you if you werent caught earlier.
Those rules you just quoted were in effect while using ladders thru ceilings was CONDONED by server operators (Nindur, Rangerbob, etc). No change or update was ever made to this post to explictly outlaw them, like you claimed in-game (hence, making up rules on the fly).
So add it to the rules instead of your vague references. Part of being a GOOD admin is spelling out the rules and responding to community when they want clarification...so they can operate WITHIN the rules.
And that was the only time I've used them recently because the other map that they were useful was taken out of rotation thankfully. This same day earlier I saw people in the moat under the castle using ladders to walk up thru the ground of the castle. It was actually quite inventive and realistic (sappers digging tunnels). The ladders are incredibly easy for defenders to break if they notice them.
And if I cared more I'd debate you on using the ladders that way. Its no different than using a 8ft tall ladder to get thru ceiling tile. Both attackers and defenders can attack thru that grated floor so I dont see why squeezing thru it on a ladder would be impossible. But I dont care enough because its easy enough for defenders to break the ladders and I wont be using them anymore, since KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE.
New Question
? What is the verdict on ladders that run parallel and partially into a wall so they deploy faster?