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To Each His Own.
That said, I tend to either smile or shake my head whenever I read a post that tells of unfair advantages gained through cheating. Sometimes, to the point where one has to ask himself, what is the point then?
I smile, because of pride. Pride in that I did not need to resort to cheating to accomplish what that other player did. Note that I am not talking about cheating to resolve bugs, but cheating such as CTRL+Y.
I shake my head because sometimes... when I go to forums where game mods are being discussed, it is not uncommon to come across posts that praise how nice the Improved Mods were, then in the next sentence, freely admit that they cheated to conquer the Mod.
What is the point of installing the Mod then? Where is the challenge? The game was never designed to be a pushover. The satisfaction gained from accomplishing the seemingly impossible with whatever tools and wits you can gather at that moment is what it is all about, apart from the immersion of the game world that interacts with you.
Truth be told, I have no respect for the gamer that resorted to cheating to defeat his enemies, as I personally believe that they are the worst forms of cheating.
Cheated to bypass a bug? No problem I guess, though personally I will just grit my teeth and reload an earlier save. Cheated to remove the XP Cap? Okay I guess... but know that any class/kit can solo the game without the need to remove the XP Cap, as me and several veterans will attest. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Okay, I think I ranted enough already.
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