synchroThe thing that really bothers me is how lpkane handled it (ie in typical lpkane fashion), via lots of lies and misdirections. If he had just come out and said "hey, yeah, we did this as an experiment and forgot to remove it from the code, sorry. we got X coins out of it though, and we'll be giving premium users something (freemium codes) in return for the trouble it caused." instead of just dodging everything with sarcasm and general douchebaggery, most people wouldn't even mind that much.
that's actually exactly what he said/did
intent is worth examining, because i cannot believe that lpkane would risk stirring up a giant shitstorm for a paltry amount of money ($3600 over ~2.5 weeks) compared to what ESEA rakes in from legitimate operations