I did it to learn about computers and security. It's a form of sport too. Feels good to bend the rules and outsmart your opponent. (Opponent as in security cont

I did it to learn about computers and security. It's a form of sport too. Feels good to bend the rules and outsmart your opponent. (Opponent as in security controls, not in-game players). You get a rush when your hack works, and using it in a highly interactive environment makes it all the more fun. From a high level view, you learn: * Fundamentals of computer security * Fundamentals of computers, operating systems, and number systems. * Debugging skills!!! (Can't stress enough) * Perseverance * Note taking From a technical view, you learn: * Memory Forensics * Reverse Engineering * Patching executables (in memory and on disk) * Anti-Debugging and Anti-Anti debugging tricks * Packet sniffing and modifying * Crypto * 3D Modeling * Simple algorithms for writing bots * Memory corruption vulnerabilities * Programming That said, I'm HIGHLY against the use of cheats. If you want to show your friends and get a laugh out of it, that's fine! Just don't ruin the gaming experience for others. And don't do anything illegal of course.