The Duke and Suribachi make great points.

Its a game, you bought it and can mod/play as you see fit.

I don't see any point in buying a game and then cheating to make it easier - seems silly to me.

Turning the battle timer off isn't cheating, its just a variation. Turning limited missiles off does make it much easier to hold bridges and some other positions. Unlimited camera isn't really a cheat but it does make the battles easier. When I think of cheats I think of badgerbunny and viagra, or modding to make VG in one turn then playing as the Byz.

The classic example is using pause. If you use pause to help you get organized you won't learn how to control 16 units. Its not 'cheating' but if you never use pause you'll become a much better player.

Bottom line - do what makes you happy.

ichi