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Azred · 01-07-2002, 12:24 PM

Technically, any bending of the rules as stated in the game manual is cheating. Even creating your own spells or items, something I do quite often, is cheating. However, since this is a computer game and not a person with feelings that could be hurt the questions "Is this cheating?" and "Should you cheat?" become moot.

The essence of cheating, the immorality/lack of ethical behavior implied by that concept, lies in the act of trying to defraud another person. When you "bend" the rules of a computer game you are not, in any way, defrauding another person. The worst that happens when you cheat at a computer game is that you may rob yourself of some of the gaming experience--why strive to overcome adversity when you are given power or objects of power that make the striving pointless?

If your total gaming experience happiness means bending the rules, then bend away. For the others, stick to the manual. It is, after all, your game that you paid for; what you do with it is up to you.

01-07-2002, 12:24 PM	#26
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Technically, any bending of the rules as stated in the game manual is cheating. Even creating your own spells or items, something I do quite often, is cheating. However, since this is a computer game and not a person with feelings that could be hurt the questions "Is this cheating?" and "Should you cheat?" become moot. The essence of cheating, the immorality/lack of ethical behavior implied by that concept, lies in the act of trying to defraud another person. When you "bend" the rules of a computer game you are not, in any way, defrauding another person. The worst that happens when you cheat at a computer game is that you may rob yourself of some of the gaming experience--why strive to overcome adversity when you are given power or objects of power that make the striving pointless? If your total gaming experience happiness means bending the rules, then bend away. For the others, stick to the manual. It is, after all, your game that you paid for; what you do with it is up to you. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.