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Internet is anonymous and Rovio seems make sure that the contestants on the leaderboards are not friends. Many social research and experiments have proven that when an opportunity to cheat presents itself, many people will actually cheat. This is especially true when people are anonymous. Even more so if cheating already occurs. This is just human nature.
Here’s some literature about it.
http://www.spring.org.uk/2010/01/cheating-does-deindividuation-encourage-it.php
http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/09/why-do-cheaters-cheat-when-the-stakes-are-low.php
Punch some keywords in google if you’re interested and you’ll find a lot more info on this.
It really does not make any sense at all to chase after the cheaters. You simply cannot blame anyone for cheating in a free game (remember, nobody’s forcing you to pay anything!!!). The only ones you can blame are the developers.
@all, Don’t go around hassling people throughout the internet. There’s more important stuff in the world to agitate against.
Instead, focus your energy at Rovio. Rovio needs to take proper action.
Here’s some links:
Rovio Support Team
Rovio AB Epic on Twitter
Rovio on Facebook
Blanca Juti (Chief Brand Officer @ Rovio) on Twitter
Peter Vesterbacka (brand ambassador @ Rovio) on Twitter
Second twitter account for Peter Vesterbacka
So, to conclude my little call for riot, I would suggest that if you want to make noise about the cheaters, exploits and cloned presences across leagues, do it where the noise needs to be heard.
Not the bottomless well of the internet but at the door to the developers.