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Old 05-05-2020, 10:57 AM   #5
Syd Thrift
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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold View Post
If you' have to ask on the boards if you think something is legit, please report them and then we can investigate further.
Absolutely (and I did!) but this has an interesting wrinkle to it, which is: is it unethical to load up on one side of the field to the extent that you have no realistic chance of getting promoted from low-level leagues or even avoiding relegation (I think yes), and if so, is there anything that can be done about it (I think... I don't know)?

In this case, how do you differentiate blatant tanking (which would certainly be the case if this user hasn't actually sold off their pitchers and has them inactive, which again, I reported just in case) from really, really awful strategy? In this case, I think that even if this person is selling the higher level pitchers they acquired (assuming they haven't just purchased everything from the auction house, which maybe I shouldn't assume), it's potentially super unethical but I don't know that there should be a rule like "if you have at least 5 gold players, you must have at least 1 gold pitcher" or whatever.

It's also annoying that people will find ways to skirt the rules. IMO it's one thing if you're looking for exploits that allow you to win; it's another one entirely if you're finding ways to tank that are in the spirit but not the rules of the tanking bylines.
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