it's not cheating, it's taking advantage of an existing facility to fulfill one's wish of getting something.
Bnet is good provided that you found some good friends or trustworthy people to play with. I've played with some people from Ironworks on bnet before and it was fun.
Dron_Cah. what's your account name ( you can pm me if you don't want it to be public ) ? maybe I can meet you sometime.