If the mothing is done by someone making "dupe" accounts in a game that does not allow dupes, it's simply plain cheating!
If I go on my ICQ, call up about 10 people on the phone, or whatever, and have them come in the game for the sole purpose of Mothing, it's absolutely NOT cheating!
Mothing, Mega Corping, Mass Resource sharing, spying, paying off weaker players as moles, etc, these are all time honored tactics in the game. See, this is what I was talking about in other posts. It's called "strategy." To me saying "it becomes a matter of who has a bigger ICQ list," is like saying "winning becomes a popularity contest." Winning a TWARS game using the "Moth for hire" strategy is an EXCELLENT strategy, and it is VERY honorable and I'll tell you why.
Corp A comes in the game and starts killing everyone that moves on day one! They grid, they pop whoever hits their fighters, if they find a "little guy" they take him out. Meanwhile the leader of Corp B transfers them funds at the bank when he sees them in the game, let's him take out a few of his grid figs to trade, encourages them, fosters a feeling of well being with one goal in mind. Soon, he (or she) will have enough resources to challenge Corp A, all those that Corp A has stomped on the whole game will be GLAD to help Corp B Moth them to oblivion! It's just sound strategy is all.
Don't want a bunch of small players coming into a game and mothing your planets? Stop smacking them all around on day one. If you don't, and they come back later and help Corp B take you out, don't try to say "oh that's not honorable!"
I think it's more than just honorable, it's called "just desserts."
