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You repeated the word angst, so I’m assuming that your response was aimed at my post. You may have misunderstood my intent. And just to avoid both sides of the fence jumping on me, I do not condone the practices going on within the top alliances. I also don’t have major objections to players taking advantage of simple bugs that give them a bit of a boost to their game. There are far more players in here here that do it you’d think but the subject is so divisive that very few will admit it.  Most bug advantages provide a nice tweak to the game but are generally a short term benefit (or once off per action) and don’t provide an on going, continuous (ie 24/7) advantage that puts your game in a position that is akin to warp speed. Taking 1st position in weekly rankings a few times (last week saw first place move >341m pax- completely absurd!) gives the winner a QL (awesome for players growing their games but not the greatest game booster) 300 fuel and pax (ho hum) but most importantly, the 12 maps. That’s the imbalance that puts teams way out in front. That’s triple the amount of what the next 3 teams get, 4x the next 15, 6xt he next 30 teams with last 50 winning just a single map. Beyond that, they get nothing, zero, zip. purple map sets take most players years to gather enough whereas you guys collect them so fast, that you never have to go through the processing of carefully planning resources to maximise use of Every. Single. Map.

The word “angst” was not used to describe the feelings of the top alliances, it was the outcome delivered by those alliances to all other players enjoying the game. Angst is the last thing I’d use to describe the top 20 teams. Any group of people that are happy to use these tactics and shit all over 100s of thousands of other players to prove that they have a bigger virtual appendage than another group of “large appendage pretenders“, all using the same skill-free advantages, are unlikely to understand the “angst” that they generate.

My points were mainly directed at the masses to try and highlight that, Yes-they cheat. They admit they cheat and will continue to cheat until GI step in. They’re so deep into the routine, that the game no longer has any challenges other than the inter-group, dick waving “sword fights” that they challenge each other with, each week. You admitted yourself that as soon as GI fixes the bug, you’ll quit (highlighting how little interest there is left in the game because you’ve played without restrictions for so long). Players in alliances outside the top 20 are wasting their breath, allowing themselves to rage and throwing accusations your way. The cheaters know exactly what they’re doing and couldn’t give a shit, otherwise they wouldn’t do it. I’ve directly spoken to leaders in several of the top 20 and when asked why they persist playing outside the rules, their answers are almost identical- because the others all cheat. Terrific.

It’s quite sad that the game is so boring that cheating is the only thing left to keep you entertained. Any anger being felt by “the rest” would be far better being directed towards GI. The outcome might not be any different, but it’s the only chance of seeing changes being made. Allowing a handful of scum bags to wind them up so badly is counter productive and,their enjoyment would multiply 10 fold by forgetting about the only divisive aspect of an otherwise fantastic game.

I know that you weren’t defending yourself. We both know that there is no defence. Once cheaters become aware of that reality, they either stop or acknowledge that their actions are selfish but ‘screw everyone else”. I would bet that the reason you go missing for weeks before returning to do it again, is because it mostly bores you (or maybe you’re laying low, preparing to re enter the game under a different name with one of many clones you have stored and start it all again?) You can only get so much enjoyment doing exactly the same routine over and over and over again. I know, because I did that. I simply accepted how futile it was before getting trapped by some mythical idea that I’d feel like a king, sitting on top of my stolen throne. Cheaters rarely change their minds via reasoning - only when they’re forcibly stopped. The thrill of getting away with it is your reward and the only hope of resolving that is thru G!. Then you’ll move onto your next scam. Off you f$%k!