TBH who cares? The players still have to launch the attacks and time in the nobles, if all the "outsider" is doing is assisting in the planning of the op then that is far from unethical. You have players botting, betraying alliances, spying, asking for a nap one day then attacking the next, claiming their enemy broke the nap first when they declared war(yes that was vape and it still gives me a chuckle) plenty of stupid and unethical things happen in TW and on 96 but someone outside planning an op? That's like saying using an attack planner or using village notes from others is unethical. It's just information used to win, that's far from unethical. Using actual mercs would be to have someone just outright play your account 24/7 till you win and even then that's pretty much what a co-player is so again how is this unethical?