The original definition of cheating was to move out of the intended framework the developers have provided. A trainer is hence a ‘cheat program’, giving yourself items in true offline is as well.
Is cheating offline a negative? No, obviously not, whatever floats your boat. Online? Obviously so 
Also you’re focusing on the wrong point of his example, that wasn’t the point to be cleared up, it was an example for a reason. In examples not 100% of it applies, but the spirit of it should get through.
How about taking a deep breath and taking that stick back out from your behind? It kinda makes you grumpy I see.
@Scipo0419 told you from a personal perspective without attacking you… but instead you take it as a personal insult. If anything then that’s a showcase of bad personality, not anything you try to make it out to be.
Oh? Did the devs give out the option for refunds? No? Guess you’ll simply have to deal with it being talked steadily about from now on 
If something is provided as a design-philosophy and highlighted repeatedly only to suddenly change that is breaking said premise… which is not a good thing to happen. Happens, obviously, sometimes different decisions are long-term better maybe… some are a mistake as well… but it doesn’t change anything at the baseline that it’s at the cost of those people buying into the product at a specific prospect, ensuring it stays alive and then being left in the dust despite of it. That’s a bad move overall, negative at any time if a company does that.
Really? I made 25 mil today by playing 5 hours. Nice free day. MG here… did CoF do that?
Sure, I’ll be screwed over in ~ 1 month again and make basically ‘0’ but for now I make a lot