I Have to Laugh

[Kasreyn]

Occhi note: why does he not set up a paypal account and charge for it?)

BAD idea, if they do that then they can get nailed for copyright infringement. Maybe cheating at a game isn't a crime, but copyright infringement IS. It would give game companies a way to actually nail the writers of hack programs, which is why you never see this happening.

As Punkbuster's Tony Ray says: "One vice-president of a top publisher told me that they believe it is in their best interests to let the cheating destroy a game so the players will get mad and move on to their next title."

I remember a time when I was convinced this was Blizzard's reasoning for allowing cheating to ruin D1 online. Now I think it's mostly just due to laziness and ignorance. But still, I wouldn't be surprised if this motive were hanging around in the rear of their minds.

I wont even waste my time moaning over the use of the term "hacker" to describe useless amoral cretins like "Joolz". I know that's a fight I can't win. What's more annoying is the description of "hacks" as meaning "cheat programs", when there are many non-game-related hacks in this world. The Guardian should know better.

-Kasreyn