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I just don't get it. I genuinely don't get it. If you're cheating, you're not winning; the software or hardware is. What is the point? What do people get from

I just don't get it. I genuinely don't get it. If you're cheating, you're not winning; the software or hardware is. What is the point? What do people get from this?

permo-w 3y ago
in some games there's a certain degree of "everyone else is doing it, so I have to in order to compete", which I can somewhat understand, but obviously the game has to get to that point in the first place, and a lot of that is probably just children
AlexandrB 3y ago
Same applies to "pay to win" games, yet they make a ton of money. Cheating is definitely its own kind of fun though - I remember cheating in single player games using something like a Game Genie back in the day. It's fun because you feel like you're "getting one over" on the game. In multiplayer it's a plague, but some people (mostly kids/teens, I hope) seem to be very amused by the angry reactions they get.
busterarm 3y ago
Some people will be bullies their whole lives. Also writing cheat software is a lot of fun. Great engineering problems.
genewitch 3y ago
I cheat on games that i got cheap (or "free" via xbox for windows) because i want to "finish" the game, but i also have dozens of other things vying for my time and attention. I also watch old TV shows at 1.2x-1.4x speed, for many of the same reasons. It makes the filler less obnoxious, i get roughly the same experience, and i can honestly say "i've seen every episode of <X>". Like Law and Order, for example.
- baby 3y ago
  He’s talking about cheating in multiplayer games
  - butlike 3y ago
    I guess sometimes it's just fun to lay waste.
baby 3y ago
Some people are just shitty. There are scammers, rapists, etc. Everywhere. Video games cheaters are just the scummiest people online.
- permo-w 3y ago
  I wouldn't go that far. you've got blackmailers, scammers, child pornographers, blackhats, ad-tech, etc
butlike 3y ago
Case: I'm a 65 year-old retiree who's reaction speed is slow, but I want to play the game so I can relate to my grandson, and getting dominated left and right isn't keeping my interest. Case: I'm a 16 year-old with low self-esteem who wants to show off an impressive k/d rate when I play with my friends, so I boost those numbers when we're not playing together. Case: I'm an arbitrary player who has 5,000 hours in the game, of which no stone is left unturned. I cheat in order to get longevity out of the game and to make it novel in a new way.

I just don't get it. I genuinely don't get it. If you're cheating, you're not winning; the software or hardware is. What is the point? What do people get from this?

permo-w 3y ago

in some games there's a certain degree of "everyone else is doing it, so I have to in order to compete", which I can somewhat understand, but obviously the game has to get to that point in the first place, and a lot of that is probably just children

AlexandrB 3y ago

Same applies to "pay to win" games, yet they make a ton of money. Cheating is definitely its own kind of fun though - I remember cheating in single player games using something like a Game Genie back in the day. It's fun because you feel like you're "getting one over" on the game. In multiplayer it's a plague, but some people (mostly kids/teens, I hope) seem to be very amused by the angry reactions they get.

busterarm 3y ago

Some people will be bullies their whole lives. Also writing cheat software is a lot of fun. Great engineering problems.

genewitch 3y ago

I cheat on games that i got cheap (or "free" via xbox for windows) because i want to "finish" the game, but i also have dozens of other things vying for my time and attention. I also watch old TV shows at 1.2x-1.4x speed, for many of the same reasons. It makes the filler less obnoxious, i get roughly the same experience, and i can honestly say "i've seen every episode of <X>". Like Law and Order, for example.

baby 3y ago
He’s talking about cheating in multiplayer games
- butlike 3y ago
  I guess sometimes it's just fun to lay waste.

baby 3y ago

Some people are just shitty. There are scammers, rapists, etc. Everywhere. Video games cheaters are just the scummiest people online.

permo-w 3y ago
I wouldn't go that far. you've got blackmailers, scammers, child pornographers, blackhats, ad-tech, etc

butlike 3y ago

Case: I'm a 65 year-old retiree who's reaction speed is slow, but I want to play the game so I can relate to my grandson, and getting dominated left and right isn't keeping my interest. Case: I'm a 16 year-old with low self-esteem who wants to show off an impressive k/d rate when I play with my friends, so I boost those numbers when we're not playing together. Case: I'm an arbitrary player who has 5,000 hours in the game, of which no stone is left unturned. I cheat in order to get longevity out of the game and to make it novel in a new way.