The Cheating Confessional
- Thread starter Laluune
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Cheating? Yeah I've done that.
I went through the campaigns of Warcraft II and it's expansion with cheats on. Of course it was like the first RTS I'd ever played so I was none too good at it.
I used the Command Console in Oblivion to essentially turn my character into a god. Which I found made the game rather boring, so I resolved not to do that in Fallout 3 and Skyrim.
I went through the campaigns of Warcraft II and it's expansion with cheats on. Of course it was like the first RTS I'd ever played so I was none too good at it.
I used the Command Console in Oblivion to essentially turn my character into a god. Which I found made the game rather boring, so I resolved not to do that in Fallout 3 and Skyrim.
I tend to use cheats when I get bored with a game and just want to get to the end or skip grinding or fetch quests.
Recently, I cheated my way through the Empire campaign in Disciples 2, because that game just fucking drags on and on. I don't think I'll try any of the other campaigns any time soon.
Back to HoMM 3 for me.
Recently, I cheated my way through the Empire campaign in Disciples 2, because that game just fucking drags on and on. I don't think I'll try any of the other campaigns any time soon.
Back to HoMM 3 for me.
Skyrim and Oblivion. Whenever I start a sneak-thief, I head for the nearest inn, hunker down behind a chair somewhere in the farthest corner I can find, and set myself to auto-walk with my head butting against the wall. I weigh the W key down and unbind the neighbouring ones temporarily. Then I unplug my speakers and headphones, turn my monitor off and head to bed.
Six hours later, tada. Master Sneak is in the hizzouse, with its corresponding bunch of perks and/or experience points to invest.
Six hours later, tada. Master Sneak is in the hizzouse, with its corresponding bunch of perks and/or experience points to invest.
I only recently came to Fallout 3 on PC (played about 200 hours on 360).
The first thing I'm going to do is use console commands to create a character with 1 luck.
Dis gon b gud.
The first thing I'm going to do is use console commands to create a character with 1 luck.
Dis gon b gud.
I recently cheated in the adventure game "Deponia", but I don't have regrets!!!!
I only did this cause I didn't understand a puzzle cause of a English word I didn't know...
I only did this cause I didn't understand a puzzle cause of a English word I didn't know...
I think I've memorised the GTA Vice City health, armour and weapon set 2 cheats off by heart. I ALWAYS used cheats in the old GTAs.
In Fallout 2 on my second playthrough, right after getting the vault jumpsuit, I'd head straight to San Francisco, get the location for the Navarro camp, and grab the advanced power armour, as well some of the best weapons.
all the time in old JRPGs (and after beating it once legit) 
Gameshark, Game Genie, save editing, you name it i did it.
mostly game shark in the PS1/2 era, and even then still just the JRPGs cause fuck grinding.
not only do i feel no shame, i'd do it again in a heart beat
Gameshark, Game Genie, save editing, you name it i did it.
mostly game shark in the PS1/2 era, and even then still just the JRPGs cause fuck grinding.
not only do i feel no shame, i'd do it again in a heart beat
I hate the notion of cheating - I'm all happy and well for you if you want to cheat in a single-player game, do what you want it's your game.
Please don't become THAT guy in the multiplayer of the game though. You know, THAT guy. It's just sad ;D
OT: I actually never cheated in games as of late... The closest thing you can regard 'cheating' that I've done in my game was in Skyrim using the console command for fixing bugs that some mods caused. Like a guard having a hostile AI towards a NPC that he wasn't supposed to have, or some quests that have been botched up, using a console command to avoid the issue and advancing to the next stage of it - NOT actually completing the quest, but merely reverting to the closest functional part of it after it got botched up.
I like my games challenging and would die over and over and over and over, until I've met the skill level required to complete it. No cheating for me!
I can understand people doing it after they've finished the game though - just to have a laugh with it. Can't say I'm one to do that though - I generally just upper the difficulty if possible and do another play through.
Please don't become THAT guy in the multiplayer of the game though. You know, THAT guy. It's just sad ;D
OT: I actually never cheated in games as of late... The closest thing you can regard 'cheating' that I've done in my game was in Skyrim using the console command for fixing bugs that some mods caused. Like a guard having a hostile AI towards a NPC that he wasn't supposed to have, or some quests that have been botched up, using a console command to avoid the issue and advancing to the next stage of it - NOT actually completing the quest, but merely reverting to the closest functional part of it after it got botched up.
I like my games challenging and would die over and over and over and over, until I've met the skill level required to complete it. No cheating for me!
I can understand people doing it after they've finished the game though - just to have a laugh with it. Can't say I'm one to do that though - I generally just upper the difficulty if possible and do another play through.
I abuse the shit out of Fallout 3. This is quite sad but I've actually planned out how to max out my character completely through skill books and the comprehension skill, seeing what Quests need what particular skill and basically making it impossible to fail at anything. And when I need to go somewhere dangerous to get a skill book, I just glitch to get multiple followers to do the work for me, and in order to get them I use an exploit for infinite money and fully repaired items. I am the scum of the Wasteland but I do what's right for the imaginary peopleses.
Dark Souls, I was trying to play purist but I got mad at getting twinked so much that I eventually abused the Bottomless Box Glitch to its fullest. Try to twink me now with my Enchanted Zweihander +5 and my full Orenstein's! Just to clarify, I only use these to fight off twinks, if someone fairly invades (Using longsword +2 or armor actually obtainable at that point in the game and isn't spamming Wrath of God like no tomorrow) I'll switch to the starter armor and usually some form of rapier, makes it harder to fight but there are only 2 defeats more crushing than being poked to death. (The other 2 people punched to death and being slapped with a broken sword to death.)
Don't think I have since I last pissed around on GTA with flying tanks. They keep taking cheats out of games these days. Fuck achievements! I just want to have some fun : (
I have, however, got into the terrible habit of abusing the fucking out of the quicksave feature. I blame Super Meat Boy; gave me a "Perfectly or not at all" attitude.
I have, however, got into the terrible habit of abusing the fucking out of the quicksave feature. I blame Super Meat Boy; gave me a "Perfectly or not at all" attitude.
Generally I only cheat to add amusement to a game. Saints Row isn't fun unless it's as over the top as you can make it.
Maximum altitude jumps from either the plane or tallest buildings, without a chute, naked, onto a car you're trying to blow up.
Maximum altitude jumps from either the plane or tallest buildings, without a chute, naked, onto a car you're trying to blow up.
While I would never cheat when playing a multiplayer game, I am not afraid to admit that I sometimes cheat the hell out of my singleplayer games.
I almost exclusively play singleplayer and I'm certainly not afraid of tackling a game on Hard mode without cheats, however, sometimes there's nothing like a good old fashioned cheat to skip annoying parts, mess around with the game in ways otherwise impossible or to skip glitches (I'm looking at you, Skyrim).
Most recently I guess it would have been Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in order to get myself past a bugged door that was supposed to open but never did. Unfortunately this just caused the game to throw even more bugs at me in a fit of anger and I had to restart the entire game.
I almost exclusively play singleplayer and I'm certainly not afraid of tackling a game on Hard mode without cheats, however, sometimes there's nothing like a good old fashioned cheat to skip annoying parts, mess around with the game in ways otherwise impossible or to skip glitches (I'm looking at you, Skyrim).
Most recently I guess it would have been Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in order to get myself past a bugged door that was supposed to open but never did. Unfortunately this just caused the game to throw even more bugs at me in a fit of anger and I had to restart the entire game.