Cheating is always a hot topic in games and Warhammer is no different. Cheaters are constantly evolving and there are always holes in code somewhere. Just last week someone pointed out how single target healing is easily possible without any out of the ordinary addons. The company fixes them hopefully in a timely manner and people move on.
Cheater’s cheat for their own reasons, usually because they want an easy road or only really have fun when they have a distinct advantage. They take a risk and usually only consider that they may lose their account temporarily or permanently along with the time/money invested in it.
They would never expect it would end up like this…
Recently in China, a gamer at a net cafe was playing CounterStrike and was accused of using a wall-hack by other players. An argument and fight broke out outside and the cheater ended up with a foot long knife thrust into his left temple stopping only when the tip of the blade hit the other side of his skull.
The gamer was taken to the hospital and doctors started operating immediately. The blade avoided major arteries and failed to effect his motor skills even with the blade passing through areas of the brain that control them. He is still under observation and I imagine it is too soon to give the all clear, but reports are that he will recover.
Lets take a moment to recall an article that came out last week. Chinese soccer official Nan Yong was accused of taking bribes and match-fixing. He now faces the death penalty in China, dependant on how much actual money changed hands.
Is it really that much of a jump between these situations, I am not familiar with China’s laws by any means, but assuming the differences are age and having an effect on gamblers, what if the boy was a couple years older then 17 and was found cheating on a game where people had wagers on it? What if it was a gaming tournament with prizes/money. Gaming industry tournaments are everywhere nowadays. Would this cheater be recovering right now just to stand trial in his country with a possible death penalty? Did in some twisted way, he get off easy?
Yes I realize that the view could be taken that these situations are quite different, and thats valid, I chose to focus on their similarities. People involved in games that cheated and now are struggling to keep their lives because being caught and punished… legally or otherwise.
Links:
Gamer stabbed: http://kotaku.com/5499061/accused-game-cheater-gets-knife-through-head-and-survives
Chinese Official: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100301/sports/soccer_china_matchfixing