because that gate would also be open, its purpose being to give vistor debuff. Basically entire security was relying on vistor debuff, bad idea maybe but its game design's fault it failed not the players.
Odditowns unreported exploit is using the hearthfire to bypass the vistor debuff. You ironically gave a cape in last patch for reporting simular exploit
jorb wrote:[*] Fixed a bug by which it was possible to scatter past the visitor debuff by using roads outside of gates. Reported in PM, cape awarded.
So this OP basically just says tartarus security wasn't good enough because they relied to heavily on poorly designed new game mechanics.
Tbh the vistor debuff mechanic is more likely to screw players over who misunderstand its obtuse and exploitable mechanics, than protect them. I think it should probably just be scrapped entirely.