cheats are gone- good or bad thing?

Yay!!! No more cheats means I'm becoming a good player.

Strange poll result - removing your options is a good thing?

I voted that removing cheats is a bad thing because they are very useful for the PBMs in the Throne Room. While recent TW games can start out challenging, there comes a point when you have so much territory is in your hands, you have an insuperable advantage[1]. Using the console to spawn enemy units is very helpful in breathing new life into a PBM. Similarly adding money to enemy factions.

Being able to spawn your own units and alter traits can also help role-playing.

[1]STW and sometimes MTW managed to avoid that problem, as an AI faction far away from the player could sometimes become dominant (eg Hojo horde). Best old style PBM I ever played was as Almohads when I inherited a map that was half purple (Byzantine).

i never used them so its doesnt affect me at all