---
type: User Story
title: "US-002: Relinquish protection when attacking"
description: Remove Leaf protection when an opted-in player attacks another player.
status: backlog
---

# US-002: Relinquish protection when attacking

As a **player facing PvP**, I want Leaf protection to belong only to non-aggressors so that protected players cannot keep its advantage after fighting back.

## Acceptance criteria

- [ ] When an opted-in player damages another player, Leaf automatically changes the attacker's saved choice to opted out.
- [ ] Automatic opt-out immediately removes Leaf-managed Resistance and the attacker's leaf prefix.
- [ ] The attacker receives a clear chat message explaining that attacking another player disabled Leaf and that they may opt in again when permitted.
- [ ] Receiving player-caused damage without retaliating does not change the protected player's choice or Resistance.
- [ ] Retaliatory damage counts as attacking, including Thorns damage attributable to the protected player.
- [ ] Direct melee attacks and player-fired projectiles are attributed to the attacking player.
- [ ] Harmful splash or lingering potion damage is attributed to the player who threw the potion.
- [ ] Damage caused by a tamed animal is attributed to its player owner when Spigot exposes that ownership.
- [ ] TNT, fire, and other indirect damage trigger opt-out only when Spigot exposes a reliable responsible player; ambiguous environmental damage does not opt out an innocent player.
- [ ] PvP-triggered opt-out applies even when an administrator has locked the player's preference.
- [ ] A single attack produces no duplicate state changes or duplicate notifications.

## Related

- [US-001: Opt into Leaf protection](us-001-opt-into-leaf-protection.md)
- [US-003: Identify protected players](us-003-identify-protected-players.md)
- [US-005: Administer Leaf](us-005-administer-leaf.md)