Did you have any explosives set somewhere else on the map, or had stray bullets strike a null cannon/cru whatever behind said red berry?

You might have hit a bump in the road then that was the "Last Straw" as self inflicted damage will also count as FF, I've seen several people get kicked even for just landing a derpship.

Many people are banned from FW for causing 5,000 hp friendly fire. You don't have to kill anyone to do it either, simply do the damage. I was banned recently for blue berries shooting my proxy mines causing them to chain react.

Idk, i like the FF, as well as no isk. It deters the people who really don't want to try. Most FW I get into are a blast because most everyone tries. You know your gonna lose gear, you know you won't get paid, you try your best cause losing lp payout sucks. You got to be on point watching what you do. Its the only hardcore mode this games got.

I feel the same way as silent here it is so much nicer when people are doing more than going through the motions. It isn't that way in all factions though when I play state peace keepers most of the time there are to many snipers to win. Listen snipers you are mostly worthless when it comes to w/l if you are playing faction warfare suit up and ship out a target is more useful than a sniper. Sniping is for when the enemy is sitting on table tops of for counter sniping the bugger that just shot you. The realism of ff is way more fun for me as well though my guys shoot me some times and I have to resist killing them. Right you did 5k dmg by mistake gotcha oooppps I killed 10 friendlies.