Dizzy, can I suggest a rules addition?
Proposed rule:
If the server crashes during a PvP mission, all players must stay in the mission and fight it out (or disengage). The results of the mission still count for VP and disengagment rule purposes, even if the DV shift does not.
If a player loses his or her ship in such a mission, he/she must self-destruct in the same hex immediately upon logging back on to the server.
We've pretty much all been doing this anyway, just thought it would be nice to be in the actual rules to avoid confusion.