Is this cheating?

I know we have to declare alliances in game chat, but is it cheating to suggest them to other members by PM?
Conquer Club, a free online multiplayer variation of a popular world domination board game.
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SirSebstar wrote:I am very glad your first post is correcting Wicked...lol
eh seriously, think before you post, moderators pretty much dicatate the law.
a.k.a. whatever your personal feelings, sending pm´s to test the water for an alliance is acceptable under gamelaw
Ofcourse you can always put someone who does it on your ignore list....
wicked wrote:no
DavidLawrence wrote:An alliance per PM would be a "Secret Alliance" which is cheating...is it not?
Unless you mean testing the water with players and then declaring the alliance which I suppose would be acceptable.
I did this once when I atarted but then never again. Partially because I got very negative responses and while I think that PMs have nothing to do with the game...they are PERSONAL.
If you need a team to win there is TEAMCHAT...If it doesnt work in your game then there are no teams...no teams means only one can win...If only one can win, any form of alliance is LOGICALY nonsensical.
SO: Using the PM to form SECRET ALLIANCES is CHEATING.
All the Best
David
Captain Crash wrote:alliance inquiry via pm is normally considered VERY poor form, even tho' technically ok.