I only have one question right now. Should this be attributed to the "Bomb-2013" or rather to 2014?
Personally, I had no illusions about the gender. The posts on the forum were clearly written by a guy. Why? Well, why pretend to be a girl? Is there something to hide? Is this another clone of another cheater? It's a bold move; a girl who plays well will attract a lot of attention.
The 2x2 thing really confused me. I was sure that Masha and Aiya were talking on Skype, and Masha wouldn't lie. So, it turns out, she's a super-masculine girl. Anyway, I gave up on that.
Recently, I found out that they don't talk on Skype, no one has heard Aiya's voice, and she refuses to go to club gatherings. Then Kostya added some unpleasant information. And our users on ICQ are also asking questions. Is she a cheater? Whose clone? In short, they lit the fuse. I started to find out more. Apparently, this increased the pressure on Aiya, which resulted in her confession to Masha. And then there was no turning back. They play on the same team. Naturally, Lim4 wouldn't lie on the forum and say that Aiya is a beautiful and exemplary girl. Either he would leave the forum altogether, or he would confess.
When I went on the "date," we had already chatted for 3 hours on ICQ. I was 98% sure that an unknown guy would come. There was a 1% hope that it would be a girl (maybe it's a long-running, clever joke :confused:), so I even shaved, just in case. And there was still a possibility that someone I knew would show up; maybe it was Sasha, or maybe it was Khokhlov?
Regarding his sanity, Sasha made a completely normal impression on me. It was clear that he was not happy that things had turned out so badly. Perhaps this is due to the specifics of our forum. Many people know each other in real life, and many have very good personal relationships. It's not customary for us to deceive each other. He realized this himself a long time ago, and he found the courage to confess.
Now, how do I feel about this?
As a player, I have never played with him. If I had to play with him, I would take his level of play into account, not his gender. I don't make any distinctions in the game for girls and boys. There's an opponent, there's a map, there's a goal - to win. I don't care about the gender of my opponent. My hands don't shake, the heroes don't have fewer moves, and I don't lose more often. Therefore, I see no reason to accuse him of cheating.
As an administrator on the forum, I am interested in ensuring that we don't have cheaters or clones. Our meeting cleared up all suspicions.
As a person... it's more complicated... I perfectly understand those who feel deceived, although I don't think there are many of them. The worst thing in this situation is for Masha, who lost a friend and trust in online acquaintances. I really hope that their good relationship will be restored.