So, as I understand it, the conventional wisdom goes that cheesing is an appropriate way to play the game because an individuals decision to cheese has no bearing on any other player, and consequently it follows that any player complaining about cheesing is complaining about something that does not affect him, or her. I believe this is demonstrably false not limited to the following reasons: 1. Iron Banner Destiny contains a competitive element that is not modified to compensate for level difference. Players that have cheesed Crota have quicker access to level 32 gear when compared to legit players who have the trouble of finding a fully competent raid team. Some legit players who have played for many hours may have struggled to obtain level 32 gear and when they get into the Iron Banner, they will be immediately disadvantaged when compared to the players that have cheesed because a player who cheeses probably has faster access to loot and gear in comparison. 2. Cheesing Creates A False Economy When players cheese Crota it inherently follows that far many more people have access to L32 Raid Gear and Raid Weapons. This is because some players that cheese are not competent enough to complete it legit and ordinarily wouldn't have had access to those weapons. This means that the game is awash with more Raid weaponry than Bungie might have anticipated. This is bad news for anyone hoping for a trading system, because now a false economy has been created for those weapons and their value is driven down. This will make it very different to implement an in-game economy when it is being artificially influenced by cheesing. And, even if you don't want trading it is still bad news because when the player base is saturated with Raid weapons and armour, it will make Bungie reluctant to give the power and perks to this loot that it so clearly deserves if you've gone through the trouble of playing straight up, because they will be concerned about it being too prevalent when taken into PvP for example. Here we can see how cheesing might influence the quality of gear that Bungie is willing to make available in future Raids. 3. I would argue that cheesing limits development time, however I feel that this is time that Bungie should have spent anyway before the Raid is released to make sure that these cheeses aren't available. So instead (I accept this is my weakest argument) I'll argue that it limits development options because instead of being encouraged to be bold and increase complexity or creativity, Bungie will be so concerned about cheeses that this process might be inhibited in favour of making sure players are not abusing game content, or exploiting checkpoints etc etc. Instead of focusing on a new intricate mechanic, they'll be preoccupied with making sure you're not using a disconnect glitch. 4. Most persuasively in my opinion cheesing affects everyone because its prevalence is encouraging otherwise legit players to take part despite not wanting to. Here the argument about people's freedom to play the game however you like cannot hold true. Any freedoms we have are generally only exercisable insofar as they do not infringe on the rights of another. Therefore it cannot be said that cheesers are free to cheese when it is limiting the right of legit players to play the game as it was intended. I cannot enforce my right to cheat when it removes another right to play the game as it was designed. I'm open to criticism of course, please leave your comments. And please feel free to add to my observations. But I hope it is clear that saying cheesing affects no one else is not necessarily true.