That's exactly my point; I wouldn't because it feels dishonest, and the only reason they do it here is that the other big MMOs all do it, so they don't want their numbers to seem low in comparison (nor do they want to reveal exactly how many subs they have for other financial reasons, but that's neither here nor there).

Lie is perhaps a stronger word that I should have used, but I do feel it's still not entirely honest, especially if it's conflated due to issues like these that are supposed to be along the lines of 'bannable offenses'