The biggest problem i have reading this as an observer, is that Slap cant quite seem to make up their mind what they are.
In this and other threads they have claimed to be the best players on the world, and that they dont need to boost/buy res with PP as they are the top farmers (which is undoubtedly partly true), and yet at the same time, slap members also say that they buy res and its ok to do so as its part of the game (legally true, morally questionable)
The truth of the matter is
Slap undoubtedly have some very good players, but their early game advantage has stemmed from the fact that they boosted/bought res with with PP during BP, used said res to race to LC, and then buy lots of LC, to outgrow the competition, and start farming before their neighbours could who were playing traditionally.
So advantage seized by buying res/boosting
Then advantage capitalised on by playing normally.