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Epic Cracking Down On UT2K4 Cheaters Already
qasimodo writes "Gamespot.com is reporting that Epic has banned the first cheater from Unreal Tournament 2004. You can read the thread explaining this on the official Atari forums for the game. DrSin, one of Epic's programmers started the thread as a warning to fellow users, and so far everybody seems to be happy. I agree with that, we need to stop the cheaters before they ruin every game out there. But the question remains: How can they stop them completely? Surely, script kiddies will just stop and go somewhere else, but how about the guys who write all the tools? They won't stop so easily." Elsewhere, nerdb0t points to an ACM Queue editorial on the subject of cheating in online games, arguing: "Perhaps game developers don't realize they're enabling roving gangs of sociopaths who are effectively destroying the virtual world the developers have worked so hard to create."
90% of all games nowadays sell because of graphics.
I'd like to see PC games start focusing on what really matters.
1.) Gameplay
2.) variety of play and longevity
3.) stability.
What's wrong with cheating? After all, our President did it, so therefore it must be ok.
DEET will fucking kill you.
Damn. That's a pretty uncanny resemblance. Map designer prolly got bored or something and decided to have a little fun :)
I blame CliffyB.