Poll: Do you feel guilty when you cheat?

[RobfromtheGulag]

Back in the day I would have talked myself blue in the face about how evil cheating was.

However nowadays without a reputation to keep among a circle of gaming friends, it's not much of an issue. And for personal conscience's sake, I only cheat on factors that I believe should have been in the game, or are justified.

Game glitches out and I can't pick up a weapon I wanted? [Fallout 3]
-Use the console to simply put it in my inventory.

Game wants me to beat it without dying once (and I like the 'Hard' difficulty setting)? [DragonAge]
-Use the experience glitch to max my level long before it should be feasible, making fights more survivable.

I don't cheat just to cheat, because I do kick myself mentally if I so much as start a game on anything below 2nd hardest difficulty. But overall you're playing to have fun, so you should do whatever it takes to achieve that end.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

Especially in single player games. My 11 year old self played through Starcraft using cheats, and was bored to all hell, only playing to get to the next mission and cutscene.

I have a friend who bought the game just for the cut-scenes, and he'll no doubt be cheating his way through because he's awful at rts. It's a kind of sad statement when Blizzard has dredged up such a riveting tale that people would rather pay $50 than read a book.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

I only cheat at pokemon to get those fuckin event pokemon (y'know: Mew, Celebi, Darkrai, etc.) and the only thing I feel is the fear getting a corrupted file.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Not one bit. It doesn't affect anyone but me, and I never cheat online...

 

[Ryokai]

Especially in single player games. My 11 year old self played through Starcraft using cheats, and was bored to all hell, only playing to get to the next mission and cutscene.

I have a friend who bought the game just for the cut-scenes, and he'll no doubt be cheating his way through because he's awful at rts. It's a kind of sad statement when Blizzard has dredged up such a riveting tale that people would rather pay $50 than read a book.

I wouldn't know, this was Starcraft 1. Though now I'm pretty beast at RTS, so if I get it, no cheats for me.

 

[DarkPanda XIII]

Normally it depends on the game and if I was looking for cheats.

For online gameplay with others? Nope, I like to play without cheating.

By myself? Sure, including the funny ones like in Saints Row 2. The only
time when I hate it is when the game points at you and yells 'cheater' in front
of me. Gets annoying every once and awhile.

 

[Freede14]

it feels terrible

 

[Aeshi]

If the AI cheats,so can I!

 

[The Night Shade]

No never i do it to go beyond the rules

 

[Jenova65]

No. Not against the computer. Since the computer is a cheating bastard. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheComputerIsACheatingBastard]

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Sorry, I had to.

But seriously, I would never cheat in a multiplayer game, that's just silly. Against the computer for the purposes of obtaining shits and giggles, or beating a particularly difficult section that I don't have the patience and skill to beat the usual way, then it is perfectly acceptable.

I won't feel guilty for that.

I refuse to click that link on the grounds that I suspect it will take me to TV tropes........ *shakes fist angrily* do you think I have all day free, or something??? ;-)
ETA - I can't remember the last time I was cross enough with a game to cheat - Maybe FFX Mt Gagazet *twitches slightly*

 

[Nohra]

Cheating in singleplayer is fine. Pretty much every game has achievements now, so you can't cheat your way to victory and claim to have "beaten GoW2 on insane."

Multiplayer however is just low. Multiplayer is supposed to be about your ability as a player to learn and adapt to circumstances, not someone else's ability to code around anti-cheat protection.

 

[Oomii]

In single player, no of course I don't feel guilty. It is my game, I decide how I should enjoy it.

I have hardly ever cheated in multiplayer, so I can't really say how I feel about that.

 

[Ace of Spades]

No, because the only times I cheat are when the game is unreasonably difficult. I'm looking at you Mongols from Medieval II: Total War...

 

[DaggerOfCompassion]

Cheats have been a part of gaming since the beginning. But when you use them, do you feel like you have actually cheated yourself?

Discuss.

Only on Multiplayer. When it comes to SinglePlayer I figure a little god mode won't hurt anyone, and I bought the game, so I will cheat if I want to have the most fun. Multiplayer cheaters directly wreck the experience for others, so screw them.

 

[Guffe]

I first thought you meant cheat as in on your partner -.-
In games, I don't cheat versus other players or in first play through but after that to unlock some crazy achievements or when my hard drive crashed I quickly went through WarcraftIII with "whosyourdaddy" to get all the movie clips and stuff. But very seldom cheating here, seldom enough to put a no on your poll!!

 

[iForget2Sleep]

Not in single player, but i usually complete the game before i use any of the cheats... Except for San Andreas... I WAS A NOOB OK?! I'm also agaisnt cheating online.

 

[randomrob]

Games are no fun if you cheat. It takes all the challenge out of them. So I don't bother.

 

[Tattaglia]

No, as I only use them when I find something too difficult to be fun. For instance I've completed Shadow of Chernobyl on the hardest difficulty without cheats (which is really fucking hard) and found it very rewarding. At the same time I adore Civilisation 4 yet I can't get past Monarch without, uh, "tinkering" with the World Builder from time to time.

I also use cheats if I've already finished the game and can't be bothered to do something, or when the game gets glitchy and I have to use the console to fix the problem.