Yeah, I see that point as well. I'm one of those that likes to exploit a singleplayer game to my advantage just for the heck of it. But the more I engross myself with the knowledge here the less I take advantage of the quirks in the engine. I'm tempted to start out with a IIa on my next career and play it clean for a change. The only habit I won't change is the use of a speed mod... sailing the long stretches drives me batty sometimes.
Also, I wanted to try to help settle the argument. Maybe it already was... I didn't thoroughly read the thread. But I hope it helps somehow.