I guess each and every one of us need to start reporting in game every hanger that has mods open at 3 stars and maybe they will realize how unfair it is. I already do that. It is an unfair advantage, and by definition, a cheat and an exploit. Now those are words that mean to have an unfair advantage. Drew will say it's not a cheat, but by the definition of the word cheat, it is. Unless they make up their own definitions here.
Cheat = act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game or examination.
Now I'm not saying that people who use mods on 3 star mechs are dishonest, because the game lets them get away with it. But they are using them "unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game". And that is exactly what is happening here. I just can't believe that they are oblivious to how unfair it is and how unbalanced it makes the game.
I will add just for Drew. If you say that it isn't cheating, then you are just favoring long time users over the new users. So you don't treat all users the same. I am just using logic, so you can't say otherwise.