Ok, before this thread turn into a flamewar, here is my opinion.
Playing with SB/BG/video is fine... when you start and don't complain with it yet.
Here is a fact: some people play for the fun while some people play for the challenge (i.e. getting better and better).
If you play for the fun, BGs, SBs and videos are (indeed) part of the fun.
But when you play for the challenge, the fact is SBs and BGs are really annoying when you reach a certain level. You realize that you fail/don't FC the map because the BG IS the problem (disturbing, NSFW, too white, etc.), and not your skill. This is frustrating and unfair: you can't prove your level because of a single... background.
This is not a problem of map spirit or cheating, it's a problem of how you see the game. Forcing all people to play for the fun is a great way to kill the game for the people playing for the challenge. And I am pretty sure that there are a lot of people in this category.
Playing with SB/BG/video is fine... when you start and don't complain with it yet.
Here is a fact: some people play for the fun while some people play for the challenge (i.e. getting better and better).
If you play for the fun, BGs, SBs and videos are (indeed) part of the fun.
But when you play for the challenge, the fact is SBs and BGs are really annoying when you reach a certain level. You realize that you fail/don't FC the map because the BG IS the problem (disturbing, NSFW, too white, etc.), and not your skill. This is frustrating and unfair: you can't prove your level because of a single... background.
This is not a problem of map spirit or cheating, it's a problem of how you see the game. Forcing all people to play for the fun is a great way to kill the game for the people playing for the challenge. And I am pretty sure that there are a lot of people in this category.