Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9890645-20131112205748/@comment-10812845-20131113034009

I'm in as well. I would go a long with the any deal negotiated, by GOC and the group.

But, I find the mobage mindset odd that the return of stolen goods is considered a form of punishment. Could you imagine the lawlessness of a society where this was the law of the land? If you where dealing a community, of which all had extremely high morals and shared view of right and wrong; this could work. When dealing with a group of individuals who has already demonstrated the ability and willingness to disregard the rules set forth, I don't see the long term result as a positive.

Motive + Percevied Opportunity + Rationalization = Theft

Anyone playing this game already has motive, improve your resources.

It appears this group has rationalized the act by seeing Mobage as evil and view the cheats as redemption. We all know that Mobage doesn't have or will not spend the money on code and infrastructure to make the future cheats impossible or unlikely.

If Mobage doesn't act very firmly against cheaters who have been caught, they loose the one easy tool to lower the perceived opportunity. Metaphorically, stealing an unattended candy bar doesn't sound like such a good opportunity if you know that by some dumb luck you get caught you won't ever be able to tell "what has two thumbs and likes ..." jokes anymore.