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In real life, cheating is frowned upon.
It is done by the desperate in order to attain glory or achievements beyond their level of skill. We constantly test our sports men and women to ensure that they do not use any performance enhancing drugs that could give them a competitive edge or get annoyed when a player dives in order to win his side a penalty in a game of football. We’re always angry and irritated when someone usurps our position in the queue at the supermarket. There was outcry at the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ cheating controversy. When there’s a cheater in the Special Reserve GAD competitions, people get annoyed that others have belittled the competition by cheating.
So why is it that cheating is so widespread in world of video games?
Some video gamers nowadays appear to be lacking in any kind of principles or gaming ethics when it comes to completing a game. Frequently, the need to complete a game and brag to siblings or friends about having seen the end sequence overshadows the desire to spend time with the game and actually master it and finish it the proper way, without resorting to the cheaters way.
Even honourable gamers like myself may resort to searching the Internet for walk-through information on how to beat a particular section of a level or tough boss character. I used a guide to get past tricky sections of Grim Fandango when I was at my wits end with the many brain-melting puzzles, but on completing it, the end sequence didn’t seem as sweet because I’d frequently used a guide.
Some gamers may not have the staying power or time to learn and master a game; many will at least try different techniques and systems of attack on a boss, before resorting to other sources of help like a guide. With so many good games coming out nowadays, many gamers, although not wanting to cheat, might not want to be bogged down in a difficult game when they just want to finish it and move on to the next game, so they might use a walk-through.
Cheaters are different, they hunt the Internet and through magazines for all the level codes, or the button combination to press to get infinite lives or ammo. Many gamers have cheat cartridges that store thousands of cheat codes all ready for them to use at the touch of a button. Surely the amount of cheat cartridges on the market these days are lowering the skill levels of gamers, as many don’t have to persevere with a tough game, they can just cheat to finish it.
Whilst playing video games at home and cheating doesn’t really affect anyone else, only the cheaters conscience, the rise of online gaming has a different effect. Although I haven’t really played games online that much due to my slug like connection speed, it is possible to go online and cheat against real-life opponents, who may be playing fair and square and within the confines of gaming honour.
Online cheaters are the lowest of the low in my opinion because they play online against those who may not be aware of certain cheating methods, many cheaters may be getting away with too many kills because of their deviousness. They are slimy, smelly geeks who get off on beating strangers by cheating. If caught, they should be shunned by the rest of humanity.
Whilst there are people who try to combat this online cheating, most of the time they are just hitting their heads against a brick wall because the cheaters, much like hackers and virus creators, always find a way to bend the rules and stay one step ahead of the authorities.
With many games heading towards Internet playability with the Xbox, PS2 and one day Gamecube going online, it is only a matter of time before this kind of online cheating spreads to loads of other game genres.
I’m not perfect, even I have resorted to cheating in the past, using a cheat cartridge to get all the last bonuses in GoldenEye, plus the hidden extra multi player levels such as the extended facility and the cradle level, but eventually I learned that games that I’d used cheats on didn’t have the same appeal and eventual fulfilment upon completion. Apart from having some fun with the tank cheat in GTA3, I haven’t entered a cheat code into a game for many years; even minor cheats like ‘big head mode’ don’t appeal to me.
Once a game has been cheated, it somehow feels soiled. Do your conscience a favour, and if you are considering cheating, stop and think about how good it will be to defeat the game on it’s terms and not to stoop down to the level of a damn dirty cheater.
The games do even cheat us sometimes, like in F-Zero on the SNES & GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts tend to be always right behind you.
Mario Kart on the SNES is a fine example of unfairness, as the cpu karts could jump over bananas and shells.
The programmers, whether on purpose or not, made those games cheat against the player, but in a way it made victory all the more sweeter, and I still remember completing Mario Kart on 150cc by beating unfair cpu opponents with my own skill and determination.
Should developers stop putting so many cheats into games?
Should gamers have more scruples in not using cheats, or are cheats there to just provide a helping hand?
What should we do with online gaming cheats if we caught them? Castration?
It is done by the desperate in order to attain glory or achievements beyond their level of skill. We constantly test our sports men and women to ensure that they do not use any performance enhancing drugs that could give them a competitive edge or get annoyed when a player dives in order to win his side a penalty in a game of football. We’re always angry and irritated when someone usurps our position in the queue at the supermarket. There was outcry at the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ cheating controversy. When there’s a cheater in the Special Reserve GAD competitions, people get annoyed that others have belittled the competition by cheating.
So why is it that cheating is so widespread in world of video games?
Some video gamers nowadays appear to be lacking in any kind of principles or gaming ethics when it comes to completing a game. Frequently, the need to complete a game and brag to siblings or friends about having seen the end sequence overshadows the desire to spend time with the game and actually master it and finish it the proper way, without resorting to the cheaters way.
Even honourable gamers like myself may resort to searching the Internet for walk-through information on how to beat a particular section of a level or tough boss character. I used a guide to get past tricky sections of Grim Fandango when I was at my wits end with the many brain-melting puzzles, but on completing it, the end sequence didn’t seem as sweet because I’d frequently used a guide.
Some gamers may not have the staying power or time to learn and master a game; many will at least try different techniques and systems of attack on a boss, before resorting to other sources of help like a guide. With so many good games coming out nowadays, many gamers, although not wanting to cheat, might not want to be bogged down in a difficult game when they just want to finish it and move on to the next game, so they might use a walk-through.
Cheaters are different, they hunt the Internet and through magazines for all the level codes, or the button combination to press to get infinite lives or ammo. Many gamers have cheat cartridges that store thousands of cheat codes all ready for them to use at the touch of a button. Surely the amount of cheat cartridges on the market these days are lowering the skill levels of gamers, as many don’t have to persevere with a tough game, they can just cheat to finish it.
Whilst playing video games at home and cheating doesn’t really affect anyone else, only the cheaters conscience, the rise of online gaming has a different effect. Although I haven’t really played games online that much due to my slug like connection speed, it is possible to go online and cheat against real-life opponents, who may be playing fair and square and within the confines of gaming honour.
Online cheaters are the lowest of the low in my opinion because they play online against those who may not be aware of certain cheating methods, many cheaters may be getting away with too many kills because of their deviousness. They are slimy, smelly geeks who get off on beating strangers by cheating. If caught, they should be shunned by the rest of humanity.
Whilst there are people who try to combat this online cheating, most of the time they are just hitting their heads against a brick wall because the cheaters, much like hackers and virus creators, always find a way to bend the rules and stay one step ahead of the authorities.
With many games heading towards Internet playability with the Xbox, PS2 and one day Gamecube going online, it is only a matter of time before this kind of online cheating spreads to loads of other game genres.
I’m not perfect, even I have resorted to cheating in the past, using a cheat cartridge to get all the last bonuses in GoldenEye, plus the hidden extra multi player levels such as the extended facility and the cradle level, but eventually I learned that games that I’d used cheats on didn’t have the same appeal and eventual fulfilment upon completion. Apart from having some fun with the tank cheat in GTA3, I haven’t entered a cheat code into a game for many years; even minor cheats like ‘big head mode’ don’t appeal to me.
Once a game has been cheated, it somehow feels soiled. Do your conscience a favour, and if you are considering cheating, stop and think about how good it will be to defeat the game on it’s terms and not to stoop down to the level of a damn dirty cheater.
The games do even cheat us sometimes, like in F-Zero on the SNES & GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts tend to be always right behind you.
Mario Kart on the SNES is a fine example of unfairness, as the cpu karts could jump over bananas and shells.
The programmers, whether on purpose or not, made those games cheat against the player, but in a way it made victory all the more sweeter, and I still remember completing Mario Kart on 150cc by beating unfair cpu opponents with my own skill and determination.
Should developers stop putting so many cheats into games?
Should gamers have more scruples in not using cheats, or are cheats there to just provide a helping hand?
What should we do with online gaming cheats if we caught them? Castration?
I'm sure with online gaming there is certain servers you can go on which allow certain things? But I am a newbie in that world :-)
Games like Mario Kart want to keep up the level of fun and so even if you are MILES ahead then there will still be someone behind you so that its not just you coasting your way around the same track twenty times getting bored of the same scenery and no action what so ever. TOO much of it is certainly understandable though, esspically if your trying to complete the damn thing...you lose...and that is the reason - grrrrr.
Games like Mario Kart want to keep up the level of fun and so even if you are MILES ahead then there will still be someone behind you so that its not just you coasting your way around the same track twenty times getting bored of the same scenery and no action what so ever. TOO much of it is certainly understandable though, esspically if your trying to complete the damn thing...you lose...and that is the reason - grrrrr.
Totoro wrote:
> like in F-Zero on the SNES &
> GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts
> tend to be always right behind you
That also applies to Mario Kart 64! I find that every time i'm miles ahead, it's usually Wario who appears right behind me, and even goes a lot faster - without the aid of a Mushroom or other Power UP!
It doesn't only make the game more competitive, it really annoys me as I can only get 3rd place.
I don't think that ALL of these kind of CPU-cheats should be removed from games, as they do tend to increase the competitive nature of the game. But maybe they should reduce the level of it, as it does annoy us when it's TOO unfair.
And a lot of on-line gamers do seem to get caught when cheating, and some innocent people even get caught by mistake!
I think that they should be banned from that server for a certain period of time first - maybe a month or 2. And then if they keep on persisting, they should either be banned altogether, or maybe even fined (if they can do that).
It seems that we see more cheaters where there's more competition.
> like in F-Zero on the SNES &
> GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts
> tend to be always right behind you
That also applies to Mario Kart 64! I find that every time i'm miles ahead, it's usually Wario who appears right behind me, and even goes a lot faster - without the aid of a Mushroom or other Power UP!
It doesn't only make the game more competitive, it really annoys me as I can only get 3rd place.
I don't think that ALL of these kind of CPU-cheats should be removed from games, as they do tend to increase the competitive nature of the game. But maybe they should reduce the level of it, as it does annoy us when it's TOO unfair.
And a lot of on-line gamers do seem to get caught when cheating, and some innocent people even get caught by mistake!
I think that they should be banned from that server for a certain period of time first - maybe a month or 2. And then if they keep on persisting, they should either be banned altogether, or maybe even fined (if they can do that).
It seems that we see more cheaters where there's more competition.
No matter how much cheating seems bad to someone we have always got to remeber - its only a game.
Unlike cheating in sports, which is competition on a wide scale, games is not so much a bad thing to cheat on.
In some ways cheating can be a good thing and this is why I feel developers put cheats in their games. There must be one or two games stuck at your house which you have used cheats for to add replay value for right? Thats why developers do put cheat codes within their games. They add these cheats to add replay value to the game, to keep the customer happy that they brought the game (and not get bored of it quickly) and for the customer to enjoy the product to its full benifit no matter how far they are into the game.
It's at the players own costs. If the buyer of the game wants to cheat then let them, they just won't enjoy the game as much as say you would but will be enkoying in their own way. In some ways it could be said they have wasted their own money on ruining it for themselves much like someone reading a novel yet skipping to the end to read what happens. A waste of time, effort and just doesn't have the same impact the author or developer whatever wanted to have.
Though this may be ok and acceptable for us non-cheaters offline, online it is a diffrent matter. What can be more frustrating then someone cheating in a online game you want to win in, a fair game. It's a fact that some people play to have fun and some people play to win fairly and sometimes it can be both of them.
But overall you just have to base the whole subject on how certain types of gamers feel they want to play the game, we all have our own mind and want to play in so many diffrent ways. We all just don't want to play the same. In and out o thegaming world this is a fact - we all want diffrent things.
Who says games are not educational eh? :-D
Unlike cheating in sports, which is competition on a wide scale, games is not so much a bad thing to cheat on.
In some ways cheating can be a good thing and this is why I feel developers put cheats in their games. There must be one or two games stuck at your house which you have used cheats for to add replay value for right? Thats why developers do put cheat codes within their games. They add these cheats to add replay value to the game, to keep the customer happy that they brought the game (and not get bored of it quickly) and for the customer to enjoy the product to its full benifit no matter how far they are into the game.
It's at the players own costs. If the buyer of the game wants to cheat then let them, they just won't enjoy the game as much as say you would but will be enkoying in their own way. In some ways it could be said they have wasted their own money on ruining it for themselves much like someone reading a novel yet skipping to the end to read what happens. A waste of time, effort and just doesn't have the same impact the author or developer whatever wanted to have.
Though this may be ok and acceptable for us non-cheaters offline, online it is a diffrent matter. What can be more frustrating then someone cheating in a online game you want to win in, a fair game. It's a fact that some people play to have fun and some people play to win fairly and sometimes it can be both of them.
But overall you just have to base the whole subject on how certain types of gamers feel they want to play the game, we all have our own mind and want to play in so many diffrent ways. We all just don't want to play the same. In and out o thegaming world this is a fact - we all want diffrent things.
Who says games are not educational eh? :-D
In real life, cheating is frowned upon.
It is done by the desperate in order to attain glory or achievements beyond their level of skill. We constantly test our sports men and women to ensure that they do not use any performance enhancing drugs that could give them a competitive edge or get annoyed when a player dives in order to win his side a penalty in a game of football. We’re always angry and irritated when someone usurps our position in the queue at the supermarket. There was outcry at the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ cheating controversy. When there’s a cheater in the Special Reserve GAD competitions, people get annoyed that others have belittled the competition by cheating.
So why is it that cheating is so widespread in world of video games?
Some video gamers nowadays appear to be lacking in any kind of principles or gaming ethics when it comes to completing a game. Frequently, the need to complete a game and brag to siblings or friends about having seen the end sequence overshadows the desire to spend time with the game and actually master it and finish it the proper way, without resorting to the cheaters way.
Even honourable gamers like myself may resort to searching the Internet for walk-through information on how to beat a particular section of a level or tough boss character. I used a guide to get past tricky sections of Grim Fandango when I was at my wits end with the many brain-melting puzzles, but on completing it, the end sequence didn’t seem as sweet because I’d frequently used a guide.
Some gamers may not have the staying power or time to learn and master a game; many will at least try different techniques and systems of attack on a boss, before resorting to other sources of help like a guide. With so many good games coming out nowadays, many gamers, although not wanting to cheat, might not want to be bogged down in a difficult game when they just want to finish it and move on to the next game, so they might use a walk-through.
Cheaters are different, they hunt the Internet and through magazines for all the level codes, or the button combination to press to get infinite lives or ammo. Many gamers have cheat cartridges that store thousands of cheat codes all ready for them to use at the touch of a button. Surely the amount of cheat cartridges on the market these days are lowering the skill levels of gamers, as many don’t have to persevere with a tough game, they can just cheat to finish it.
Whilst playing video games at home and cheating doesn’t really affect anyone else, only the cheaters conscience, the rise of online gaming has a different effect. Although I haven’t really played games online that much due to my slug like connection speed, it is possible to go online and cheat against real-life opponents, who may be playing fair and square and within the confines of gaming honour.
Online cheaters are the lowest of the low in my opinion because they play online against those who may not be aware of certain cheating methods, many cheaters may be getting away with too many kills because of their deviousness. They are slimy, smelly geeks who get off on beating strangers by cheating. If caught, they should be shunned by the rest of humanity.
Whilst there are people who try to combat this online cheating, most of the time they are just hitting their heads against a brick wall because the cheaters, much like hackers and virus creators, always find a way to bend the rules and stay one step ahead of the authorities.
With many games heading towards Internet playability with the Xbox, PS2 and one day Gamecube going online, it is only a matter of time before this kind of online cheating spreads to loads of other game genres.
I’m not perfect, even I have resorted to cheating in the past, using a cheat cartridge to get all the last bonuses in GoldenEye, plus the hidden extra multi player levels such as the extended facility and the cradle level, but eventually I learned that games that I’d used cheats on didn’t have the same appeal and eventual fulfilment upon completion. Apart from having some fun with the tank cheat in GTA3, I haven’t entered a cheat code into a game for many years; even minor cheats like ‘big head mode’ don’t appeal to me.
Once a game has been cheated, it somehow feels soiled. Do your conscience a favour, and if you are considering cheating, stop and think about how good it will be to defeat the game on it’s terms and not to stoop down to the level of a damn dirty cheater.
The games do even cheat us sometimes, like in F-Zero on the SNES & GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts tend to be always right behind you.
Mario Kart on the SNES is a fine example of unfairness, as the cpu karts could jump over bananas and shells.
The programmers, whether on purpose or not, made those games cheat against the player, but in a way it made victory all the more sweeter, and I still remember completing Mario Kart on 150cc by beating unfair cpu opponents with my own skill and determination.
Should developers stop putting so many cheats into games?
Should gamers have more scruples in not using cheats, or are cheats there to just provide a helping hand?
What should we do with online gaming cheats if we caught them? Castration?
It is done by the desperate in order to attain glory or achievements beyond their level of skill. We constantly test our sports men and women to ensure that they do not use any performance enhancing drugs that could give them a competitive edge or get annoyed when a player dives in order to win his side a penalty in a game of football. We’re always angry and irritated when someone usurps our position in the queue at the supermarket. There was outcry at the ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ cheating controversy. When there’s a cheater in the Special Reserve GAD competitions, people get annoyed that others have belittled the competition by cheating.
So why is it that cheating is so widespread in world of video games?
Some video gamers nowadays appear to be lacking in any kind of principles or gaming ethics when it comes to completing a game. Frequently, the need to complete a game and brag to siblings or friends about having seen the end sequence overshadows the desire to spend time with the game and actually master it and finish it the proper way, without resorting to the cheaters way.
Even honourable gamers like myself may resort to searching the Internet for walk-through information on how to beat a particular section of a level or tough boss character. I used a guide to get past tricky sections of Grim Fandango when I was at my wits end with the many brain-melting puzzles, but on completing it, the end sequence didn’t seem as sweet because I’d frequently used a guide.
Some gamers may not have the staying power or time to learn and master a game; many will at least try different techniques and systems of attack on a boss, before resorting to other sources of help like a guide. With so many good games coming out nowadays, many gamers, although not wanting to cheat, might not want to be bogged down in a difficult game when they just want to finish it and move on to the next game, so they might use a walk-through.
Cheaters are different, they hunt the Internet and through magazines for all the level codes, or the button combination to press to get infinite lives or ammo. Many gamers have cheat cartridges that store thousands of cheat codes all ready for them to use at the touch of a button. Surely the amount of cheat cartridges on the market these days are lowering the skill levels of gamers, as many don’t have to persevere with a tough game, they can just cheat to finish it.
Whilst playing video games at home and cheating doesn’t really affect anyone else, only the cheaters conscience, the rise of online gaming has a different effect. Although I haven’t really played games online that much due to my slug like connection speed, it is possible to go online and cheat against real-life opponents, who may be playing fair and square and within the confines of gaming honour.
Online cheaters are the lowest of the low in my opinion because they play online against those who may not be aware of certain cheating methods, many cheaters may be getting away with too many kills because of their deviousness. They are slimy, smelly geeks who get off on beating strangers by cheating. If caught, they should be shunned by the rest of humanity.
Whilst there are people who try to combat this online cheating, most of the time they are just hitting their heads against a brick wall because the cheaters, much like hackers and virus creators, always find a way to bend the rules and stay one step ahead of the authorities.
With many games heading towards Internet playability with the Xbox, PS2 and one day Gamecube going online, it is only a matter of time before this kind of online cheating spreads to loads of other game genres.
I’m not perfect, even I have resorted to cheating in the past, using a cheat cartridge to get all the last bonuses in GoldenEye, plus the hidden extra multi player levels such as the extended facility and the cradle level, but eventually I learned that games that I’d used cheats on didn’t have the same appeal and eventual fulfilment upon completion. Apart from having some fun with the tank cheat in GTA3, I haven’t entered a cheat code into a game for many years; even minor cheats like ‘big head mode’ don’t appeal to me.
Once a game has been cheated, it somehow feels soiled. Do your conscience a favour, and if you are considering cheating, stop and think about how good it will be to defeat the game on it’s terms and not to stoop down to the level of a damn dirty cheater.
The games do even cheat us sometimes, like in F-Zero on the SNES & GBA, where no matter how fast or perfect a lap you do; the cpu crafts tend to be always right behind you.
Mario Kart on the SNES is a fine example of unfairness, as the cpu karts could jump over bananas and shells.
The programmers, whether on purpose or not, made those games cheat against the player, but in a way it made victory all the more sweeter, and I still remember completing Mario Kart on 150cc by beating unfair cpu opponents with my own skill and determination.
Should developers stop putting so many cheats into games?
Should gamers have more scruples in not using cheats, or are cheats there to just provide a helping hand?
What should we do with online gaming cheats if we caught them? Castration?