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I’m pretty sure it’s already criminal to use “hacks” to cheat. Abuse of game mechanics shouldn’t fall under that, tho I have no issue with banning people who do

I’m pretty sure it’s already criminal to use “hacks” to cheat. Abuse of game mechanics shouldn’t fall under that, tho I have no issue with banning people who do it knowingly and repeatedly after it’s been made clear it’s not an intended mechanic. We do (try) prevent cheating in sports and other games and ban players and in fact whole countries for cheating. Try cheating in a casino for example, card counting may get you thrown out, hacking a slot machine would land you in jail. Loot boxes are another issue they should be regulated as gambling I have no issue with thst.

Teever 5y ago
I'm okay with criminal laws that punish people for cheating in games that have cash prizes but I really don't want to see that applied to everyday games. Let's so for old times sake I organize a lanparty with my friends from HS and during this event someone decides to turn on no clip to surprise their friends. Should this be criminal?
- tylerhou 5y ago
  It depends on the harm done. Obviously if you’re playing with your friends there is likely no harm done. If you’re wasting 50+ other people’s time (e.g. FPS battle arenas) then you might want a harsher punishment. Of course there are degrees; I don’t think people should be thrown in jail for cheating in casual matches/pubs. But then if you cheat in a tournament where there are hundreds of thousands of $$$ at stake, jail time might be appropriate.
  - rightbyte 5y ago
    > But then if you cheat in a tournament where there are hundreds of thousands of $$$ at stake, jail time might be appropriate. Please no. I mean athletes are not thrown in jail for doping in most places. If cheating are to be illegal, it needs gambling regulation and supervision, even if just for pros. And I don't think that would end well.
    - tylerhou 5y ago
      https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2015_Match-Fixing_Scandal#Sentencing https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2015_Match-Fixing_Scandal#...
- dogma1138 5y ago
  If you paid to attend an event and someone was disrupting it are you happy with the venue calling the police to come and deal with them so the event can resume?
nix23 5y ago
>I’m pretty sure it’s already criminal to use “hacks” to cheat Server-side yes...client-side NO. You can do with you computer and the software running on it ~whatever you want...and you can throw TOS is the bin...TOS are not laws, more like unsigned contracts.

Teever 5y ago

I'm okay with criminal laws that punish people for cheating in games that have cash prizes but I really don't want to see that applied to everyday games. Let's so for old times sake I organize a lanparty with my friends from HS and during this event someone decides to turn on no clip to surprise their friends. Should this be criminal?

tylerhou 5y ago
It depends on the harm done. Obviously if you’re playing with your friends there is likely no harm done. If you’re wasting 50+ other people’s time (e.g. FPS battle arenas) then you might want a harsher punishment. Of course there are degrees; I don’t think people should be thrown in jail for cheating in casual matches/pubs. But then if you cheat in a tournament where there are hundreds of thousands of $$$ at stake, jail time might be appropriate.
- rightbyte 5y ago
  > But then if you cheat in a tournament where there are hundreds of thousands of $$$ at stake, jail time might be appropriate. Please no. I mean athletes are not thrown in jail for doping in most places. If cheating are to be illegal, it needs gambling regulation and supervision, even if just for pros. And I don't think that would end well.
  - tylerhou 5y ago
    https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2015_Match-Fixing_Scandal#Sentencing https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2015_Match-Fixing_Scandal#...
dogma1138 5y ago
If you paid to attend an event and someone was disrupting it are you happy with the venue calling the police to come and deal with them so the event can resume?

nix23 5y ago

>I’m pretty sure it’s already criminal to use “hacks” to cheat Server-side yes...client-side NO. You can do with you computer and the software running on it ~whatever you want...and you can throw TOS is the bin...TOS are not laws, more like unsigned contracts.