Cheating is… ok?

Assuming it’s all good to cheat in this game.? Same cheaters in my shard since November. 0% chance he beats my Executor team with a home one with 5-6 star ships all g12 chars n under. On auto I beat em in less than 15 secs. Fun part is I’ve reported em multiple times since November and they’re STILL having the time of their lives. So is it fair to assume I should just go and cheat too? Clearly they’re doing nothing about them. And every day they take away my rank 1 reward is another day I lose premium currency to a cheater.