I have no problem with it I guess, if its oriented around gameplay enjoyment and part of some design concept being realized. Maybe because I consider this a single player game. Sometimes I struggle when a game morphs from a game into a simulator without clearly defined goals or challenges, or where I am tasked with deciding for myself what is a win. If that makes any sense. I didn't use the cheat console in BG, but spent more time just playing with the NWN toolset than playing the actual game. If that also makes sense.
Do you mean like killing flesh golems for extra XP? I guess in this one that would be what, like hurling nautiloid tanks at cambions? I'm fine with that stuff if it feels like I just discovered a secret. But less entertaining if its something I read about somewhere beforehand.
Examples of things I have seen where people have complained along these lines are the ability to save and reload until you successfully pickpocket someone and there being an 18 INT headpiece. In both cases, someone can just refrain from abusing the system with it and there is no issue, but they want it gone anyway.
I strongly recommend against posting personal information on unsecured internet forums. Age, place of employment, descriptions of disabilities, length of your mustache, etc. is all stuff that does nothing good for you here. I have my own mental impression for each poster, and I don't want my illusions spoiled by reality.
I also play for escape. Optimal challenge is the key to having a fun game. I almost quit Baldur's Gate when I hit the first wolf outside Candlekeep and got creamed. I can remember thinking, "who enjoys this?" As it turned out later, I realized I just had horrible playing skills.
Well, you need to learn more about what is needed to scam someone then. I am probably the only person on this forum using my actual name - and that is one piece needed. Other key things are date of birth (not age or just year, the exact date), SSN, mother's maiden name, place of birth. For the most part, the top 3 are what are needed to steal someone's identity - all three of them. What you do for a living isn't going to be used to steal someone's identity, nor the length of your mustache or disabilities. Quite frankly, people can openly buy much more detailed information on you than what you described and habitually do because private corporations traffic in selling your information, particularly to advertisers. If you turn 65 you're going to get phone calls and mail about all these Medicare Part C and D plans because some corporation sold these companies packaged information of people who are turning 65, their names, addresses, and phone numbers - and they got this from you buying a phone or signing up for an e-mail address. What was asked are standard demographic questions that cannot be used to pinpoint any individual.
