The Weekly Raid: Have You Ever Hacked In An MMO?
In light of recent news regarding Black Desert Online and DayZ's hacking issues I thought this week would be a good time to talk cheating in games. Have you ever hacked in an MMO before? While I'm no programmer (HTML for life) I've used my fair share of cheat programs back in the day to mess around in MMOs.
My first time cheating was in Diablo 1. The hack tool not only installed unprecedented amounts of spyware on my computer but allowed my 5th grade friend and I to completely alter weapons, stats, gear, and other player's names in our server. I was a troll god, renaming frustrated Warriors to "Poopface69" [being utter joy].
Moving on, I botted in MapleStory and got caught every time I took my eyes away from the monitor. In WarZ my crew was composed of hackers, even though I wasn't one, and we always knew where enemies were, and who the other hackers were because they would look right back at us through a wall.
As I got older cheating in games lost its appeal; it wasn't fun anymore. Now I'm so lazy I would never put in the effort to cheat in any game. Plus, I feel much more satisfaction knowing I earned something through the game's rules rather than breaking them.
I learned invaluable lessons by using hack programs as a kid, besides how to reformat a computer after it was loaded with viruses. I learned cheating can be fun but it also ruins the fun of games long-term.
Have you have ever hacked or used a cheat program in an MMO before? Let us know in the comments below!
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From Mega Man II to Ape Escape, I've been playing games for as long as I can remember. I've spent months killing porings in Ragnarok Online and more recently lived a second life in Eve Online. I usually play as gUMBY, gUMBLEoni, or gUMBLes in-game.
