Stepping down = good behavior, willing to accept that bugs sometimes have costs and that he is just doing his part to bring things back to normal
Remaining in position = acceptable behavior, not trying to exploit a bug nor willing to make sacrifices to make it right. Bugs happen, he's just living with the result.
Changing allegiance (especially without feedback from the devs) = exploiting an unusual situation created by a bug in order to give his realm an unjustified advantage.
I have to agree. It was an obvious bug, which perhaps he didn't ask for, but did end up exploiting for IC gain.
Of course, he didn't have a lot of options, and they weren't sugar coated. I still feel that what he did wasn't fair. If you are playing risk, and get an extra card after your turn, you turn it in, rather than use its presence to your advantage. You didn't ask for the card, but it would still be wrong for you to use it to your benefit.
