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Do you cheat in games? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 6 days ago by Necrifyre@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/games@lemmy.world
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Growing up when I was gaming in the 90s and on, I knew of the stigma of cheating in video games. You were seen as stupid, someone incapable of completing challenges on your own. You were seen as lowly, someone who can never go through life without cheating. Like, it was a pretty big deal as I grew up, hearing all of this for years on end.

I've been able to beat games without cheating, of course. But during my late teens and early adulthood, I just tried going past the stigma. Cheating in video games don't necessarily reflect how you handle life and don't translate. I've found it quite fun to cheat in video games. Probably not in multiplayer and especially on the receiving end.

I even use cheats just to beat games anymore, who the hell cares. People only care if you want to make a big deal about it, by showing it to everyone and boast how you've beaten a game in record times. I've tried beating some games head on without cheats but there just comes a point where you ask yourself if it is fun dying a hundred times at some part of a game. I don't think so, personally.

So yeah, I don't have the stigma anymore. I kinda like how gamers today only care about cheating if it was done in multiplayer or if you're trying to beat a speedrunning record or some score record. Fun is meant to be how you find it.

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[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can't recall the last time I used a cheat. I so wanted a game shark growing up. Some games I will exploit systems if I get a chance. That said there is fun to putting on 'god mode' for a game like gta and going to town to just blow crap up, sometimes you just want to fool around.

I wouldn't say I ever beat a game while cheating though, hell the list of games I've beaten is shorter than women I've dated (or at least close I don't keep track anymore). Really though growing up with undiagnosed ADD and only being allowed to rent games, possibly for the best, I finished reactively few. Oh shit the Sierra adventure games I never count those ones for some reason, they were great for learning typing.

In the end just play how you want single player and don't cheat multiplayer is what I think works. Though I wouldn't call it beating a game if you used cheats, maybe saw ending or finished but not beaten. Though all semantics is all.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Sims is more fun with cheats, but these days I only play the Sims with the nsfw mods. I don't actually like playing The Sims as the devs intended, and never really have enjoyed it. Building a rad house was fun for an hour or two tho, and the money cheat made that possible without having to tell some foolish bot to piss in a toilet.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I haven't tried the sims in ages, it was relatively fun but not overly for me. Still tried all 4 at one point well 1-4 there was another one or two I know. I can see that one being good for cheats to just build and have fun.

That said I quite enjoy two point games of making rooms and areas for whatever their theme is for that game. Hospital, museum and the other one(s?) I forgot, been awhile now.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I loved Sim City 4. I have countless hours in that game, and I still fire it up and binge it for a few months every other year. But the two games (Sims and Sim City) honestly don't have that much in common.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh by others I sort of meant mostly other the sims not in the 1-4 had to look them up but urbz, bustin' out were two I recalled if only by mention that they existed, can't say I ever played them or even recalled reviews. Back in the day used to keep up with that thing, now just read a few reviews and play if it doesn't sound like shit.

Have played a fair bit of city over the years too, I actually didn't mind 4 even if it was received poorly and I get it, though that was close to 15 years ago heh.

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

SimCity 4 (2003) was well received. A franchise reboot titled SimCity was released in 2013 -- it had major issues and people hated it. I never played it.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago

Thanks for the correction been so long I forgot which was which but that is the one I didn't think was too bad. Though I could never manage cities well in earlier versions either so perhaps just didn't notice. Though originally other issues like needing to be online if I recall, which I can understand would be negative. There were lots and sure most were valid being EA.