Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-30576757-20170221050616/@comment-185.24.68.67-20170308143936

49.199.5.141 wrote: Borrowing is cheating. Bot slowing isn't. And it can be easily argued the logic of point 3 in Siebel's blog that was referred to says the same.

When you add an upgrade you are modifying a game file. When you cloud restore, you bring in an external file that is different and changes the status of the game to give you an advantage. (The definition of cheating in point 3). Just because the change is a decrease to an in game value rather than an increase doesn't mean you are not benefiting. You have gained an advantage using an exploit and that is cheating. Wow. Just wow. You used Sirebel blog but somehow managed to completely miss its point. How does borrowing could be classified as cheat? People had no need for an exterior source to do that. By definition from the blog, thats a exploit. Cloud restore is not considered an EXTERNAL file! Its implemented on the game! FM servers are  a part of the game! A external source is considered an trainer, or an app like LP.

Theres a difference between exploit and cheat and the blog makes that crystal clear. But in case someone missed it, theres a comment there that helps to shine a light on the matter:

It seems that some concepts still aren't clear. Not one aspect mentioned by Sirebel is considered cheating, despite of what one may think. Borrowing the definitions from this blog at Gamasutra, we have that:

"Cheating: When a player goes outside playing the game to alter, modify or change the experience of the game from the developer's original intent."

"Exploit: The player uses mechanics put in by the developer to circumvent the gameplay."