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An Interview with a Cheater
Dan writes to mention a post at the Aeropause site. Author Richard was recently given the rare opportunity to interview a cheater, shining a light into the dark recesses of a conflicted mind. The article explores why the cheater cheats, and the great excuses they use to be able to look themselves in the mirror. From the article: "Aeropause: What made you decide to mod your Xbox to gain an unfair advantage in games like Halo 2? Schmuck5000: Modding is not an unfair advantage. There is just as much chance that there will be a modder on the other team. I am there to even things out. Halo 2 is beginning to get old, us modders are just making it more funner."
People who say "more funner" are asshats.
Wow, sent an e-mail as suggested when clicking on "use classic" banner, and got a fast response that addressed my msg
Cheaters on Online games piss me off the most.
It is not about if you win or loose. But when cheaters are in the game then it is about you just loosing, with out a chance to win.
His observations I would consider all wrong.
People are jelious at the cheater because they don't know how to cheat. Maybe a couple of people but most of the Pissed off people can do it if they wanted to. It doesn't take that much skill to copy what is on the internet.
Second assuming other people are cheating means you have to cheat too. This is saying other people are breaking laws so I should too.
Third calling people who complain about cheaters winers. The people who report cheaters and get them banned are heros in gaming (And gaming companies should give them a month a free service for each cheater they sucesfully report). These are people who want to play and enjoy the game. If they loose fairly they may be annoyed but it is the nature of the game. But having a cheater beat you is just a wast of your time. When going against a cheater your skills will not improve because no mater what you do you fail.
I have been called a cheater before but that was just because I was playing a team game (StarCraft) and I worked will with my team and the other side didn't so the other side lose a painful death while my team won. (Of course after we one the kid said he will get us banned off the internet because his dad owns the internet)
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
The Kid must be a Liberal Democrat, because everytime one of their politicians get caught stealing or in some other scandal they all stand up and say: 'But they all do it! So my guy should too!'
/. in the last month?)
(And for all those who will mod this down, be honest: how many times have you seen that response here in
Try to edit your responses of unnecessary material before attempting to impress us with your insight. The evidence that you are a nincompoop will still be available to readers, but they will be able to access it ever so much more rapidly.