Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-28401107-20180725111642/@comment-31433854-20180726141121

Dr Perriwinkle wrote: It isn't whether we consider it cheating or not, it is about whether FM/EA consider it stealing or not. You are playing their game but not by their rules and in doing so you are depriving them of advertising revenue and potential in app purchases. They would be perfectly entitled to ban you from the game and sue your for loss of earnings.

I'm sure plenty of people will defend their actions by claiming that FM/EA should fix the bugs if they don't want people to cheat but leaving your car parked with the keys in the ignition still does not make it legal or socially acceptable to steal the car.

I can make an argument, much as the one made in the any entertainment industry, that they are overcharging for their product and making obscene profits, but that still doesn't make it right to steal the game. They are being deprived of ad revenue because their ad delivery system is working 'as intended' where some of us have to restart the app after each ad. It's a tough choice between that and dining on an easter egg.