The Commander feel the levels of gamesmanship or to be more precisely it's utter current lack in key areas is having an overall detrimental effect on not only the perpetual health of Defcon but also stifling it's growth by being unwelcoming to new converts and discouraging those that wish to play in an honourable way. In honourable, by that I mean no ghosting, nuking of own populations, blatantly breaking competition or ladder rules in obvious ways or sometimes subtle ones and defection alliance issues plus lastly "bellergent spoilt child agenda" to encourage other users to disconnected. Anything of course could be added to this list depending on your own personal perspective and each of us will have our own specific opinions on what constitutes "honour" in Defcon and if it even exists. Of course gamesmanship is allowed however I wish to discuss this in a larger way.
When does gamesmanship cross the line for you in Defcon? Is anything allowed as you see it as a tenant of gaming the system and there are always flaws to be exploited or do you have a red line that when crossed there is no return? Is part of the appeal of Defcon finding new deceptive methods to win; with that do you actually take more pleasure in using skullduggery for a victory than winning in a fair fight? If you lean towards the dark arts do you feel this harms or enhances the community and if so why? What if any red lines would you create for competition and tournament play? That is it.
Thoughts and opinions please in an intelligent way.
