User blog comment:Sirebel/Cheating/@comment-26607640-20160601153741

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."

So, all of the above are exploits, and I think that this was the point of Sirebel's blog. Whether they're fair or not, that's a matter of subjectivity. I personally have no problem with any of the above (or the ones posted below by Michael), and don't consider it unfair play, since all of them are available to any player, free of charge.

If FM/EA doesn't make it clear that such practices are forbidden, then it's up to the players to decide to use them. The fact that they implemented the rent feature to the WTT, makes me think that they're aware and not too fond of #7, since it hurts their income.