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Thu 23/10/08 at 04:31
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"Thinking and typing"
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So, do the cheats and walkthroughs have to be ours, that we discovered...or can they be already published...

...thing is, I'm not clever enough to work out any cheats on my own...and have enough trouble getting to end of level baddies, let alone explain the best thing to do when I get there!

Hmmmmmmm...whats the general concensus here???
Mon 27/10/08 at 10:38
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"@optometrytweet"
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pete_21 wrote:
> I've never copied and pasted a walkthrough or cheat either.I
> agree with you guys it doesn't seem right you can win by doing
> this.

Which is why since it was happening every day I've stopped entering mine here. I have quite a backlog now!
Sun 26/10/08 at 15:56
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"I like turtles"
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I've never copied and pasted a walkthrough or cheat either.I agree with you guys it doesn't seem right you can win by doing this.
Sun 26/10/08 at 00:14
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"@optometrytweet"
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> That doesn't seem right at all. :-s

I know. Never copied and pasted a walkthrough. But yeah, I got a bit hacked off with the GAD awards for the straight copy and pastes. I spend days writing mine, only for a lazy walkthrough writer to win.

Thing is, as it's happened so often, I tend not to really be bothered by how it's awarded. Also if I do win, makes me feel superior to the Gamespot/Gamefaqs paid walkthrough writers :p
Sat 25/10/08 at 00:59
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"Thinking and typing"
Posts: 174
Ok, well that clears things up a bit...I was wondering how in the hell I would find out my own cheats...lol
Thu 23/10/08 at 09:47
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"WhaleOilBeefHooked"
Posts: 12,425
That doesn't seem right at all. :-s
Thu 23/10/08 at 09:39
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"Copyright: FM Inc."
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> You can't win with direct copies though can you?

Google the last 60 GAD winning entries and your question will be answered ;)
Thu 23/10/08 at 09:35
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"WhaleOilBeefHooked"
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FantasyMeister wrote:
> Interesting Factoid: 50% of the most recent walkthroughs (12 out
> of 24) are straight copy pastes from 1up, IGN, Gamefaqs and
> Gamesradar .

You can't win with direct copies though can you? Would seem really harsh to someone who actually spends time to create their own original one.
Thu 23/10/08 at 08:40
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Edgy wrote:
> Walkthroughs have to be your work. If not, then you must have
> permission to copy the walkthrough here. Atleast that's my
> understanding.

Interesting Factoid: 50% of the most recent walkthroughs (12 out of 24) are straight copy pastes from 1up, IGN, Gamefaqs and Gamesradar .
Thu 23/10/08 at 07:09
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Posts: 15,681
It;s very unlikely that you'll discover new cheats...and so who's to know if you really did? Cheats are normally set codes or set actions to make another action happen in a game. Therefore you can copy them from other sources.

Walkthroughs have to be your work. If not, then you must have permission to copy the walkthrough here. Atleast that's my understanding.
Thu 23/10/08 at 04:31
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"Thinking and typing"
Posts: 174
So, do the cheats and walkthroughs have to be ours, that we discovered...or can they be already published...

...thing is, I'm not clever enough to work out any cheats on my own...and have enough trouble getting to end of level baddies, let alone explain the best thing to do when I get there!

Hmmmmmmm...whats the general concensus here???

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