Dagmar
Defender of the Bunnies of Skyrim
It's only obvious because the actual effects of the Fortify Restoration potion are contrary to the described effects of the potion just as the actual effects of the Necromage perk are contrary to the described effects of the perk.Breaking hardcaps is obvious, and beyond a reasonable doubt not an intended implication for the mechanic.
You don't cast heal "against" a target. That's just more butchery of the English language. The descriptions of healing spells don't use the preposition "against" because it's an obvious misuse of the word. Since healing effects don't utilize that preposition in the descriptions provided by Bethesda your statement has no relevance. It merely shows an affinity to mutilate the English language by ignoring the actual meaning of the word "against."If you cast heal against a vampire, its not going to not heal him because of the word against.
You can categorize it however you want but I've simply pointed out that the effects of the Necromage perk both exceed and contradict it's description and nothing you do or say changes that fact. The English language simply isn't that mutable. If your defining criteria for an exploit requires the explicit admission by the game developer that the effect is unintended then so be it, but then you have no basis to assert that there are any exploits in the game. Some of us prefer to believe that Bethesda actually means what it says when it describes how things are supposed to work in the game.