I think the thing to realize is that there are actually two different concepts attached to the word 'cheating' that are important in this context:
a) The general social meaning
and
b) the specific computer gaming meaning.
The former is usually morally unacceptable, the latter can be morally OK (but in multiplayer environments like battle.net, it is usually not).
The point is that you and your friends basically agreed to play a different game, just like mod players do in Diablo. That's OK, as long as you don't interact with persons who did not agree to do so.
Your behaviour was cheating as in B), but not as in a).
In a worldwide Bleifuss competition, your behaviour would have been cheating both as in a) and as in B)
I agree with Lemming, btw. Not every 'usage' of a gameplay bug should be considered cheating.
Especially not in Diablo, where some gameplay bugs can hardly be avoided with reasonable effort. However, the opposite stance 'no usage of a gameplay bug is cheating' makes even less sense.
a) The general social meaning
and
b) the specific computer gaming meaning.
The former is usually morally unacceptable, the latter can be morally OK (but in multiplayer environments like battle.net, it is usually not).
The point is that you and your friends basically agreed to play a different game, just like mod players do in Diablo. That's OK, as long as you don't interact with persons who did not agree to do so.
Your behaviour was cheating as in B), but not as in a).
In a worldwide Bleifuss competition, your behaviour would have been cheating both as in a) and as in B)
I agree with Lemming, btw. Not every 'usage' of a gameplay bug should be considered cheating.
Especially not in Diablo, where some gameplay bugs can hardly be avoided with reasonable effort. However, the opposite stance 'no usage of a gameplay bug is cheating' makes even less sense.