and the steps that these popular dApps are making against bots, abusers, and cheats of the system could be the new standard for future games!
It isn't necessarily cheating or what not - it is just the way people tend to operate. If the code allows it and there is incentive to do so, people will act in a way that makes them the most.
But yes - if this was "just a game" it wouldn't be treated the same way. We are exploring a completely different monetization mechanism that hasn't existed like this before in gaming, or the internet as a whole.