Who cheated?

This thread is gold.

So the LaF/SoF side is losing for the first time I can remember in a long time, and, going by what I'm seeing here, they're all demoralized/butt-hurt about it. So let me get this straight--the side which dominated the server for years, using information gained from actions outside the game (I won't call it hacking because AFAIK they only used admin credentials that weren't theirs) and tactics such as breaking pacts and suddenly FSing out of the blue (thank God *that* doesn't happen anymore, right?) is now politically and militarily out-maneuvered by people who actually didn't use admin credentials to get an edge on their enemies, and they're essentially crying about it? And they're disliking one of their own members for bringing a little fun into an otherwise sad chatroom?

So, how's it feel? How does it feel now that all your "extralegal" tactics have been for nothing? LaF did it first, then they paid for it, and they're still paying for it, even though the people responsible have allegedly been banned from the game for it. RD did it next, and they got mass-deleted, and now no longer exist, at least in name (probably mostly went to SX, which, if they did, would simply be justice). And SoF, poor, poor SoF, just throws up its hands and yells every time "We didn't know! How could we have known?" They supported their cheating allies every time. And the server has been shown that SoF can't hold its own against a single netting alliance they FSed OOP, and now can't seem to get keep their allies from dying. And Rage, well...I do have a long memory. Which, for this game, in itself is sad, but this isn't about me.

To the other side, I can only say that I feel for you. Having to put up with alliances who refused to play the game as it was supposed to be played, ran by leaders who were barely "people". I left this server due to these conditions. You can't enjoy a game where the other side cheats again and again and, even when caught, continue to dominate. I do hope their domination is coming to an end, and I do hope the winning side doesn't use their current victory as an excuse to become the ones they fought against for so long. From an outsider looking in who thinks he knows the circumstances, this seems to be an optimistic event.

Unfortunately, all it's going to do is breed bad feelings. Good luck everyone!