Well, he's just messing around on his computer at home! He comes home from work, he's tired, and he doesn't have the energy to put into the game. He's got enough going on in his life! Why can't he just use cheats when he's playing by himself?????
You found "ways to achieve victory" and you're happy. He entered cheats, completed the campaign, found out how it all ends, and he's happy too! Why are you feeling sorry for him?
It's like if Leonardo had painted the Mona Lisa not with a brush and paints, but by editing his own photo in Photoshop:)