Bearcat:
Well I never called "them" cheaters or liars. I always said this development has the potential to become explosive merely by creating an atmosphere where the suspicion of cheating is enough to blow up in our faces. And of course the "provocateurs" on both sides were few and far in between.
Bottom line for me is:
a) I have experienced what uncontrolled modding can do to a community and the enjoyment I can take out of a sim (with EAW and Panzer Elite). It took away all the fun and created nothing but frustration, waste of time and frictions between people I called friends and myself. Add to this that I consider "the community" (which is in fact fractured into many tiny groups with very special interests) not mature enough to be given any tools to modify the level playing field (or did we all forget the FM flamewars?) in any significant way and you have the reason why I am seriously doubting the value of user modding.
b) I have far too much respect for Oleg and his team to use anything "from there". Call me old-fashioned, but they made the decision to keep the code to themselves and I am not going to change that policy for me.
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