Originally Posted by
carleton
lol
If/when it becomes a big enough problem, it will run the core players away. I've watched it happen in gaming circles when the cheats/exploits become rampant and the core player base abandons the game because the core thrill (player vs player) is tainted.
Yeah, and for what it's worth, races that *are* important (some of the pro triathlon and cycling things) have stepped up measures to work against cheating. They aren't perfect, but neither is "real life."
But from the business standpoint you have to run the numbers... are you going to piss off/alienate more people a.) not having the strictest policy in who can enter one of the 50+ races that happen every day on zwift... or b.) having linked weigh in's, linked accounts to rl rides, require hr monitors and calibrated power meters, etc.
My guess is if you want the most people logging in, you have lax'ish requirements...(pretend you're doing something) - the guys that care will just look on zwiftpower.com, and the people that don't care will keep living in the fantasy that they could be on a pro tour team if they wanted to.