"Almost all the remaining players around me are cheating in one way or another..."

#PokemonGO: I'm using the definition of cheating as using any tools which are a violation of the terms of service and give the player an advantage over anyone that does not use these tools.In the beginning, it was a casual and popular game where everyone would simply walk around, visit gyms, and catch Pokemon as they see them. No one really drove around to hunt for Pokemon or went out of their way to play the game. It was mostly something you played casually when you were already doing something else.Now in our local Discord, we have bots which show:100% Pokemon.Rare spawns, Unown spawns, Dragonite family spawns, Blissey family spawns, etc. The address/coordinates are always provided too.And all of that information was collected by an army of level 30+ bots which constantly spoof around and capture Pokemon to then report the information back to Discord. You can claim you're not botting, but when you directly benefit from the information the bots return, is there really any difference?Then there are the spoofers, which the Discord scanner/botting users believe are the real cheaters ruining the game. I'd argue the collection of dozens of near perfect Blisseys, Dragonites, etc. obtained from scanners and constantly being placed in gyms is another thing that's damaging the game for everyone else.Then there are people who have multiple accounts of their own. I've met people who have 3 phones/accounts for themselves and shave off other people's Pokemon to put their own in. I've seen them use multiple phones to attack the same gym to knock it out faster. I've even seen one extreme cause where 1 person had 5 phones because they brought out their family members' phones while they weren't here themselves. That's essentially a poor man's spoofing method.tl-dr: almost everyone is using Pokemon scanners powered by bots, using multiple accounts, spoofing, etc.There's simply no way for legitimate players to come out on top now. At least locally, the game is dominated by all cheaters. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2zDiC07