# Why not cheat? (A public letter to the devs)

**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-not-cheat-a-public-letter-to-the-devs/35078
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-not-cheat-a-public-letter-to-the-devs/35078 "2018-01-18T21:33:15Z")
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### Author: ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-not-cheat-a-public-letter-to-the-devs/35078/46 "2018-01-19T04:34:46Z")

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Hey everyone, it was some time ago, so I’m going to reiterate some points.

After examining the all the data, it’s not clear if small amounts of collusion we suspect are taking place are having a significant effect on the final GW results and scores. We have also de-incentivised cheating by implementing changes to the Guild Wars defense scoring.

We believe that a guild, or a player, is innocent until proven guilty. we don’t want to encourage witch hunts or have players attacked and/or guilds attacked. It is not how we want to run our game or our forums.

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