Sounds like a rationalization of perhaps dishonorable play. No?
It is confirmed that you admit to using moles when you swore against that type of practice in the past. It seems that your teams legacy is "win regardless of the means." I find that sad, but many applaud it. Perhaps your team was corrupted by the group think, once they absorbed team members famous for being traitors to their team, backstabbing.
Anyway, I quit long ago and these forums have long been dead. I have little invested in right or wrong, but I can say that I am very proud of my former team and also TBD. I am proud if your teams dedication and commitment too, so I congratulate you as well.
I monitored western alliances great efforts from the senate, while not playing directly, and I can state categorically that no spies were used to gain unfair advantage and that their play was ethical, so I have great respect in particular for Decimel and Jwolf011.
Some people admire gain through subterfuge, I don't. Habits form from decisions, large and small, so my hope is that in a future world your team sticks to the higher road.
letters like this
http://http://forum.en.grepolis.com/showthread.php?49258-Open-Letter-to-Lindos
...show that teams can fight with honor and yet still come to an impasse, just as our two teams did.
Long ago I predicted GOW would win, not because of my teams support, but because I saw great organization, dedication and focus. It is a shame that your team didn't try to win without spies and lies. I love losing to good competitors, as much as I enjoy winning. Lies and moles are not "part of the Game" in my opinion. Though I guess the stats pages are ok, as all are on equal footing and reports delayed.
It was a good world. Could have been an even more epic tale, but it isn't. A quick win, perhaps was best. Last post, be healthy. Reflect on your health and whether you would have won anyway. I think you would have.
PS mods feel free to delete my posts. They likely should be PMs. I will cease trying to rain on a parade, however I just hate the spies are ok culture in Grepolis