Jul 21st 2011, 20:40:32
Originally posted by dagga:
It's easier than you think to recognize when something fishy is going on. It's important to note that when people say X alliance is cheating, it's most likely not encouraged or condoned by leadership - it is the way cheating is tracked and punished by leadership that affects the percentage in that alliance who feel they can get away with it. All alliances have cheats - just to varying degrees.
SOF - at their peak were very good but you could tell they were clean or at least trying hard to be clean - as much as you hated to admit it. Very strict on logins/country matchups. 95% clean.
Elitez - also very good, but easy to tell they were sharing logins or being a bit liberal with the 1 country pp rule. Systemic cheating condoned by leadership. 20% clean.
IX - similar to Elitez with some of their members (Pinoy anyone?) but most of the time they tried hard to stay clean, just not as hard as SOF. 85% clean.
RAGE/ARROW - bunch these two together cause they are not drastically different. Both underachievers happy to 'exist' moreso than take the game by storm. Lot of mediocre performances and honorable defeats. 99% clean.
NA - this alliance reeks of suspicion. More often than not in this game, where there is smoke there is something dodgy going on and I'm just not convinced their leaders are that hard pressed to flush out cheats.. A bit loosey goosey with the checks and balances. If the numbers are up dont ask, dont tell. Whether it is a division inspired scheme to run a few countries each or signing up a few 'brothers' to add 10-15 players, it can show through like dogs balls. Highly suspicious and would not be surprised if something leaks out in the next few resets.. I'd guess - 50-70% clean.
Alliances that I could care less about as their contribution to Earth history (apart from selfish endeavours) is minimal: LAF, LCN, PDM, Rag
SOF - at their peak were very good but you could tell they were clean or at least trying hard to be clean - as much as you hated to admit it. Very strict on logins/country matchups. 95% clean.
Elitez - also very good, but easy to tell they were sharing logins or being a bit liberal with the 1 country pp rule. Systemic cheating condoned by leadership. 20% clean.
IX - similar to Elitez with some of their members (Pinoy anyone?) but most of the time they tried hard to stay clean, just not as hard as SOF. 85% clean.
RAGE/ARROW - bunch these two together cause they are not drastically different. Both underachievers happy to 'exist' moreso than take the game by storm. Lot of mediocre performances and honorable defeats. 99% clean.
NA - this alliance reeks of suspicion. More often than not in this game, where there is smoke there is something dodgy going on and I'm just not convinced their leaders are that hard pressed to flush out cheats.. A bit loosey goosey with the checks and balances. If the numbers are up dont ask, dont tell. Whether it is a division inspired scheme to run a few countries each or signing up a few 'brothers' to add 10-15 players, it can show through like dogs balls. Highly suspicious and would not be surprised if something leaks out in the next few resets.. I'd guess - 50-70% clean.
Alliances that I could care less about as their contribution to Earth history (apart from selfish endeavours) is minimal: LAF, LCN, PDM, Rag
re(ally)tired
