The purpose of the game is to provide the engine/mechanics/models that enable players to "be" the pilot, surely? What other purpose is required?That is a premise, not a purpose. I think you would have a hard time arguing any single objective purpose of this game.
So the pro-cheating argument is "stuff happens, deal with it". Okay. We know where we all stand.Neither was it listed as something in WoW, LoL, Hearthstone, or any other game. Heck, even physical sports have meta. It's a natural part of gaming because it's strategy that happens out side of the game itself. If you don't want to be a part of it, don't be.
Not at all.Absolutely, but I think those who want to call it cheating hold the burden off proof, no?
You take advantage of in-game information that your pilot has no access to, given the level of communication connectivity in the Elite universe. This allows you to gain an advantage over those who play the game without external help. The process of doing this causes you to voluntarily assimilate into a kind of Borg hivemind. The swarming behaviour that results causes the shared galaxy simulation to be skewed in a way that natural play dynamics would not achieve. You, therefore, have the burden of proof to explain how that's not cheating.
See above.You have to explain how it's cheating
Fluff and nonsense. Supposition and weak rationalisations do not an argument make. Again, your default position is "stuff happens, deal with it", which doesn't even resemble an argument.the whole "it's not in the game yet" argument holds little weight. It's the sort of purist attitude that does nothing but stifle innovation. I've seen 3rd party developers make apps that ultimately make their way (if nothing more than conceptually) into a game. But if that developer hadn't made it in the first place it would never have been on the road map.
I repeat: I proposed in-game trading tools, as did many others. The developers are well aware what they are and how they can be used. The fact that they aren't in the game yet tells us one of two things. Either they aren't meant to be, or they haven't been judged to be a priority. Either way, the game will not currently be set up to deal with their impact, so using third-party versions of such tools runs contrary to the current version of the game.
Again, see above. I am happy to play with others in the spirit of the game as is, not in spite of it.How does working together, i.e aggregating data, constitute cheating? It's a multiplayer game. Although playing with others might not be your "purpose" in playing, but it is, with out a doubt, other peoples' purpose.
Working with others to achieve a common goal is a farcry from cheating. Analyzing statistics isn't cheating, it's strategy.
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