Cheating

[low_bidder]

I had an amusing experience with a non-blitz player once. He was an former Italian artillery officer, or so he claimed. I found him at a user group. Anyway I had noticed that his turn counter was incrementing twice for every turn. That and the fact that I never got any op fire shots raised my eyebrow. So about turn 16, when he had 32 loads, I asked him what was up. He explained to me that he liked to play a 'practice' turn before playing the 'real' turn.
I suggested that some players would consider that cheating. He got offended. I might be naive, but I felt he was serious about not thinking he was cheating. Since there was no real reason for him to cheat. So the 'cheaters never win' theory doesn't apply to those that don't think they are cheating.
In Law a crime requires motive.
As far as how much cheating there is, I look at the number of 'fixes' the Cammo Group AND Matrix have put in the game a think there had to be a reason.
Call me cynical, but when I see someone on the ladder with 70 wins, no loses or ties I figure they have found a way to play outside the system, so to speak. To many random events in this game for the die to always fall one players way.
I know people at the Wargamers were caught 'juicing' their OOB's. Nothing like having all your units with 100 Experience to get the die to fall your way. A certain someone lost their player of the year dingus for that.