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Cheating in Multiplayer Games

Posted by michael on from the bang-you're-dead dept.

millertime3250 writes "Tom's Hardware is running an interesting article on cheating in multiplayer games. In an issues that has gained increasing notority, it is a great read for those Counter-Strike players and others alike. It defines the different types of cheats like Client Hook, OpenGL Hack, and Hard-Coded Hack, and cheating's effect on gaming."

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  1. interesting by no+reason+to+be+here · · Score: 5, Funny

    In an issues that has gained increasing notority

    George W. Bush has started submitting articles to /.?

    That's an interesting strategery for the upcoming presidential race.

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  2. Good election karma by irokitt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, it might make me vote for the guy...

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  3. TCP to the rescue! by ArsonPanda · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, its a good thing we'll have MS's Trusted Computing Platform soon, to help deal with things like cheaters.
    Counter Strike - Palladium Edition

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  4. Damn by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    No one ever accuses me of cheating, probably cos I am so crap. Does camping count ? I'm really good at that.

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  5. More whiners than cheaters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    For every cheater, there are at least ten players who'll complain that you're cheating when you kill them - sour grapes.

  6. Sorry... by dethl · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm too busy cheating on Counter-Strike to go read the article.

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  7. Re:The game architecture is part of the problem by Cyno01 · · Score: 5, Funny
    I would think most multiplayer gamers would give up a few FPS to play cheat-free.
    Give up FPS? You're new here, right?
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  8. Dear God... by ffatTony · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, ok, I promise never to cheat in multiplayer games again, just for love of god change the color scheme on this page.