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Game Developers Cracking Down on Cheating

Posted by michael on from the attack-troll-with-rusty-knife dept.

Hector73 writes "ZDNet has an article discussing a growing concern for the makers of on-line video games. Cheaters and trolls are making it harder for casual users and newbies to get hooked on the on-line versions of games. Considering that on-line gaming may become the major revenue source for game makers over the few years, maybe they will actually do something about it."

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  1. Now /that's/ a mature attitude! by devphil · · Score: 5, Funny


    From the article (ya know, that thing you should read before commenting on its contents):

    "We have a very straightforward attitude to cheating: We see it; you're gone," Jacobs said. "I will happily sacrifice a small portion of my paying customers to ensure the rest of them have a quality experience."

    Kick. Ass. I know nothing about this company or their games, but I like them already.

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  2. How can they do that??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    How can Microsoft turn its back on cheating? I mean, cheating, lying and stealing, that's how they got where they are today!

    Please, Microsoft, give us the freedom to innova... I mean, cheat!

    Monty Burns put it best, "Cheating is a gift Man gives himself!"

  3. Re:Technology backed social fixes by PD · · Score: 3, Funny

    In EverQuest one of the biggest problems is finding people to play with

    When I played D&D I would just walk into the nearest town, find a place called "Red Dragon Inn", and order a beer. It was never too long before the rest of the adventure team showed up.

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  4. Re:A perfect world? by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Code needs to be written to self protect. Once an intrusion or a hack is detected, it determines the nature of the hack, and forbids the next attempt.

    &LT sarcasm &GT
    Ah! Obvoiusly a fellow programmer!
    &LT /sarcasm &GT

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